Re: Best way to get a non-repeating random number?
Re: Best way to get a non-repeating random number?
- Subject: Re: Best way to get a non-repeating random number?
- From: Michael Ash <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:32:43 -0400
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Jean-Daniel Dupas
<email@hidden> wrote:
> reading /dev/random is currently the best way to generate random number on
> OS X.
>
> http://lists.apple.com/archives/apple-cdsa/2009/Mar/msg00077.html
Careful with these blanket pronouncements. The best way depends on
your goals, as is almost always the case in programming. For example,
/dev/random really stinks if you want a repeatable sequence, and is a
poor choice if you value speed over the quality of the random numbers.
Mike
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