Re: Use of php_mt_rand() rather than php_rand()

From:	Andrea Faulds	Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:00:28 +0000
Subject:	Re: Use of php_mt_rand() rather than php_rand()
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On 16 Jul 2014, at 18:56, Rowan Collins <rowan.collins@gmail.com> wrote:

> Do you propose making rand() a synonym for mt_rand()? If so, wouldn't it make sense for
> srand() to become a synonym for mt_srand()?

Whether that’s what Yasuo proposes or not, I’d like to see this. It’s rather silly that rand()
isn’t the proper one, and that mt_rand() is. We could always rename rand() to legacy_rand() or
something.
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Andrea Faulds
http://ajf.me/






   

Thread (9 messages)

• Yasuo OhgakiWed, 16 Jul 2014 05:13:54 +0000
  • Rowan CollinsWed, 16 Jul 2014 17:56:34 +0000
    • Andrea FauldsWed, 16 Jul 2014 18:00:28 +0000
      • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 16 Jul 2014 20:28:55 +0000
        • Andrea FauldsWed, 16 Jul 2014 20:33:22 +0000
  • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 16 Jul 2014 23:02:51 +0000Re: Use of php_mt_rand() rather than php_rand()
    • Pierre JoyeThu, 17 Jul 2014 06:52:28 +0000Re: Re: Use of php_mt_rand() rather than php_rand()
      • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 17 Jul 2014 10:20:35 +0000
  • Marc BennewitzMon, 21 Jul 2014 12:00:13 +0000