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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 502f2e628f37220002000031

Create an alphabet diamond

Here's a brain teaser to keep things interesting...

Start file

A

End file

                         AA
                        BBBB
                       CCCCCC
                      DDDDDDDD
                     EEEEEEEEEE
                    FFFFFFFFFFFF
                   GGGGGGGGGGGGGG
                  HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
                 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
                JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
               KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
              LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
             MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
            NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
           OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
          PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
         QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
        RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
       SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
      TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
     UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
    VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
    VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
     UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
      TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
       SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
        RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
         QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
          PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
           OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
            NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
             MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
              LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
               KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
                JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
                 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
                  HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
                   GGGGGGGGGGGGGG
                    FFFFFFFFFFFF
                     EEEEEEEEEE
                      DDDDDDDD
                       CCCCCC
                        BBBB
                         AA

View Diff

1c1,52
< A
---
>                          AA
>                         BBBB
>                        CCCCCC
>                       DDDDDDDD
>                      EEEEEEEEEE
>                     FFFFFFFFFFFF
>                    GGGGGGGGGGGGGG
>                   HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>                  IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
>                 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
>                KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
>               LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
>              MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
>             NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
>            OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>           PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
>          QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
>         RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>        SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>       TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
>      UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
>     VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
>    WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
>   XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>  YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
> ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
> ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
>  YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
>   XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>    WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
>     VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
>      UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
>       TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
>        SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>         RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>          QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
>           PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
>            OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>             NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
>              MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
>               LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
>                KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
>                 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
>                  IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
>                   HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>                    GGGGGGGGGGGGGG
>                     FFFFFFFFFFFF
>                      EEEEEEEEEE
>                       DDDDDDDD
>                        CCCCCC
>                         BBBB
>                          AA

Solutions

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32 active golfers, 105 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

37

#1 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

07/03/2024 at 06:51AM

37

#2 - John Braxler / @braxler

08/05/2024 at 03:37PM

37

#3 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 08:00PM

40

#4 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

08/18/2012 at 05:02PM

40

#5 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

08/18/2012 at 09:07PM

40

#6 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

09/18/2012 at 04:28AM

40

#7 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

07/01/2014 at 07:48PM

40

#8 - martin tourneboeuf / @martintournebo1

02/04/2018 at 01:51PM

49

#9 - Justin Love / @wondible

08/24/2012 at 05:55AM

49

#10 - Victor Ramirez / @virako

10/20/2012 at 06:11PM

52

#11 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

03/25/2014 at 04:15PM

54

#12 - tmr / @tmr314

09/06/2012 at 12:48PM

54

#13 - Édouard M'tou / @DouardM

10/08/2012 at 11:06PM

56

#14 - vansan / @VinceVansan

08/23/2012 at 05:38PM

56

#15 - J. Nick Terry / @deft_code

08/28/2012 at 01:11AM

58

#16 - Peter Schlette / @pschlette

08/18/2012 at 07:53PM

58

#17 - Rod Knowlton / @codelahoma

09/04/2012 at 07:53PM

61

#18 - Gary Fixler / @gfixler

08/25/2012 at 08:40AM

64

#19 - Chris Brown / @engineercyb

08/21/2012 at 09:25PM

65

#20 - Piotr Śniegowski / @PiotrSniegowski

06/06/2013 at 02:30PM

69

#21 - deigen / @deigen0

08/29/2012 at 10:05AM

72

#22 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/10/2020 at 06:25AM

77

#23 - じょんあば / @john_ababa

09/16/2012 at 10:12AM

79

#24 - Jason Wolf / @zephyr_wolf

11/15/2012 at 08:37PM

80

#25 - shahanavaz m / @shahanavazm

04/08/2024 at 03:30AM

88

#26 - Lieven Keersmaekers / @LievenKeersmaek

11/24/2012 at 03:39PM

96

#27 - Enrique Paredes / @iknite

08/18/2012 at 03:56PM

98

#28 - Alan Kessler / @alankesslr

11/04/2012 at 03:32AM

99

#29 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

10/31/2013 at 12:05AM

121

#30 - Jason Bruce / @jbrucenet

08/20/2012 at 01:19AM