Stateless Code | Codecast: Create a RubyGem 59: Add Ability Score Functionality to Benchmark Suite @StatelessCode | Uploaded September 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
This is the 59th video in the NerdDice create a RubyGem series. In this video Mike adds the roll_ability_scores and total_ability_scores methods to the NerdDice benchmark script.

This video covers:
00:00:12 Introduction
00:00:42 Modify script to add in new scenario
00:06:10 Troubleshoot "nil can't be coerced into Float" error. Hash key needed to match x.report argument exactly
00:14:32 Think through the reasonability of the slower results. Rolling 4d6 six times vs. rolling 3d6 once.
00:17:23 Set number of iterations lower for roll_ability_scores and total_ability_scores
00:18:32 Play around with the ratios, including use of the console.
00:24:12 Iterate on the GitHub action, adjusting ratios and force-pushing as needed


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