the latest code from the OP passes the tests, so the question is no longer answerable

Code golf

Can someone explain what golf kata means?

Insufficient tests in general, duplicate issue

I managed to submit my 100th attempt. I tried some other solutions, they are all failing now. Anyway, I'm done with this. This was a horrible experience.

you expect the digit zeronine ?

-1105915342.5357988 -> negative one billion one hundred and five million nine hundred and fifteen thousand three hundred and forty-two point five three five seven zeronine eight eight - Expected: 'negative one billion one hundred and five million nine hundred and fifteen thousand three hundred and forty-two point five three five seven zeronine eight eight', instead got: 'negative one billion one hundred and five million nine hundred and fifteen thousand three hundred and forty-two point five three five eight'

can you fix the mess you made?

raised as an issue

Ranks cant be changed despite imbalance between languages

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It means your regex isn't precise enough.

10x more tests than Ruby. Should Ruby's number of test cases be increased?

Thanks :)