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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5107179a44d65e0002000048

Minimalist Limerick

Reproduce this lovely poem.

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Word word word word word word word,
Word word word word word word word.
Word word word word word,
Word word word word word.
Word word word word word word word!

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> Word word word word word word word!

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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Created by: @zego5360 Tweet

174 active golfers, 520 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - Ker / @alin_ker

04/22/2013 at 08:29AM

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#92 - Tresifina / @Tresifina

05/23/2013 at 03:51AM

36

#93 - Vinicius Souza / @vsouzas

06/06/2013 at 12:51AM

36

#94 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

11/15/2013 at 03:23AM

36

#95 - Solar Powered Robot / @moskrin

05/01/2014 at 05:10PM

36

#96 - iamevn / @iamevn

07/08/2014 at 05:16PM

36

#97 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

05/01/2016 at 10:57PM

36

#98 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/20/2017 at 03:46PM

37

#99 - ajh / @AlexJHammel

02/16/2013 at 07:52PM

37

#100 - Stefan Leszkiewicz / @stefanlz

02/23/2013 at 10:30PM

37

#101 - Joshua Draper / @JoshuaBDraper

05/25/2013 at 02:52PM

37

#102 - brett / @brettyukich

09/21/2013 at 01:28AM

37

#103 - pete / @peteches

02/23/2014 at 03:37PM

37

#104 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

06/30/2014 at 11:03AM

37

#105 - Caek / @Caek_

08/08/2014 at 05:21AM

38

#106 - Milton Soares Filho / @miltonsoaresf

01/29/2013 at 09:53PM

38

#107 - Sikado / @sikado

02/20/2013 at 10:03PM

38

#108 - Andrew Burgess / @andrew8088

03/09/2013 at 03:21PM

38

#109 - Sofia Balicka / @so_phifi

03/22/2013 at 10:18PM

38

#110 - Matt Robbins / @mcrmfc

06/17/2013 at 07:32AM

38

#111 - Norm Fasey / @DeathRay1977

06/21/2013 at 04:16PM

38

#112 - Nathan / @NathanHarperoni

07/20/2013 at 04:59PM

38

#113 - James / @Dronak

09/12/2013 at 07:56PM

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#114 - Andy Copley / @andy_copley

09/19/2013 at 12:46PM

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#115 - codegourmet / @codegourmet

10/02/2013 at 10:52AM

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#116 - Billy Ripper / @dirtlamb5

10/23/2013 at 05:42AM

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#117 - gary.klindt@googlema / @garstekli

11/21/2013 at 11:50PM

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#118 - ryk / @rykarn

05/04/2014 at 09:18AM

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#119 - eBrnd / @eBrnd

11/04/2014 at 09:27PM

38

#120 - Alex J. Ahraus / @fanaugen

10/23/2015 at 08:45AM