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Played Challenges

Extract argument from function - 2364 entries

The aim is to see if you can do some refactoring very fast.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #5 / 755
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11477 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1590 / 4206
  • Number of attempts: 3
Basic renumbering - 5675 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #620 / 1268
  • Number of attempts: 3
Condensed Cases - 804 entries

Apple's new programming language, Swift, allows two style of case statements: 1) one Enum case on each line, or 2) multiple Enum cases on a single line. Convert the following from the first case (no pun intended) to the second type.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #68 / 247
  • Number of attempts: 9
I forgot quotes - 16014 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #8 / 4188
  • Number of attempts: 4
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10676 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #1788 / 3687
  • Number of attempts: 4
Words in parens - 12966 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #184 / 3968
  • Number of attempts: 5
replacing each line of a block selection - 3001 entries

replace each line's ../assets/js with /javascripts

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #160 / 778
  • Number of attempts: 14
switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #287 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 5
The Cake is a Lie - 1359 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #177 / 530
  • Number of attempts: 4
Simple text editing with Vim - 12929 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #265 / 3723
  • Number of attempts: 9
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7095 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #99 / 1740
  • Number of attempts: 14

Contributed Challenges

Condensed Cases - 804 entries

Apple's new programming language, Swift, allows two style of case statements: 1) one Enum case on each line, or 2) multiple Enum cases on a single line. Convert the following from the first case (no pun intended) to the second type.

Akshay Hegde
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