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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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#151 - Mike Anderson / @mrmikea

04/26/2013 at 09:12PM

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#152 - nona urbiz / @nospampleasemam

09/28/2013 at 06:52AM

44

#153 - Patrick Pitoscia / @Patrick03960431

08/10/2014 at 02:18AM

45

#154 - Dao Xiang (aka Leon) / @xiangdao

01/29/2013 at 11:02PM

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#155 - くま ก็็็็็็็็็็็็็ʕ•͡ᴥ•ʔ ก้้้้้้้้้้้ 55 / @kumack55

04/02/2013 at 05:44PM

46

#156 - Pedro Franceschi / @pedroh96

02/06/2013 at 05:12AM

46

#157 - Daniel David Goren / @DanielDavidGor1

05/09/2024 at 10:01AM

47

#158 - Skilled Invader / @SkilledInvader

03/30/2013 at 11:35AM

48

#159 - Max Sherman / @johnislarry

01/29/2013 at 11:59AM

48

#160 - Fnord Everywhere / @FnordE

12/11/2013 at 10:52AM

48

#161 - OlivierLi / @LiZhongSin

11/17/2016 at 02:52PM

49

#162 - Alexander Pivovarov / @pivizz

03/19/2016 at 11:20PM

50

#163 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

09/23/2013 at 07:23PM

51

#164 - Robert Hasselle / @RobertHasselle

01/31/2013 at 04:11AM

51

#165 - Alan Kessler / @alankesslr

05/16/2013 at 12:12AM

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#166 - Mauro Persano / @fzort

11/22/2014 at 01:03PM

54

#167 - Alex Bartol / @alexbartol

05/05/2015 at 08:40PM

56

#168 - RobertT / @techrt2050

07/24/2013 at 06:22PM

57

#169 - venkatakrishnan / @venkatk_

10/03/2013 at 09:30PM

63

#170 - Ivan Suner / @mistrprogrammer

04/04/2013 at 06:04PM

63

#171 - Almog / @almog

05/07/2014 at 12:33PM

98

#172 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

12/11/2018 at 02:42PM

150

#173 - Niil Öhlin / @Niil94

03/03/2013 at 02:37PM

152

#174 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 06:50PM