Re: [PHP6] Merging rand and mt_rand()

From:	Rouven Weßling	Date:	Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:40:28 +0000
Subject:	Re: [PHP6] Merging rand and mt_rand()
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On 24.02.2014, at 21:02, Marc Bennewitz <php@marc-bennewitz.de> wrote:

> Each RNG has pros and cons so why only support one?

Simple. Because PHP has too many damn ways to do one and the same thing. And it's making the
platform harder to use.

Now, I'm genuinely curios what advantages does our rand() implementation have over mt_rand()
that I'm missing? Because that might be a good argument to drop this whole proposal.

Best regards
Rouven


   

Thread (15 messages)

• Rouven WeßlingSun, 23 Feb 2014 18:45:24 +0000
  • Nikita PopovSun, 23 Feb 2014 19:08:39 +0000
    • Stas MalyshevSun, 23 Feb 2014 20:22:49 +0000
      • Andrea FauldsSun, 23 Feb 2014 21:53:00 +0000
        • Rasmus LerdorfSun, 23 Feb 2014 23:01:10 +0000
        • Rouven WeßlingSun, 23 Feb 2014 23:01:45 +0000
          • Rouven WeßlingMon, 24 Feb 2014 13:03:33 +0000
    • Marc BennewitzMon, 24 Feb 2014 19:23:20 +0000
      • Rouven WeßlingMon, 24 Feb 2014 19:42:20 +0000
        • Marc BennewitzMon, 24 Feb 2014 20:02:03 +0000
          • Rouven WeßlingMon, 24 Feb 2014 20:40:28 +0000
            • Marc BennewitzTue, 25 Feb 2014 21:39:13 +0000
  • Pierre JoyeWed, 26 Feb 2014 08:13:16 +0000
    • Pádraic BradyThu, 27 Feb 2014 22:30:48 +0000
      • Pierre JoyeThu, 27 Feb 2014 22:34:18 +0000