Comments on: The Best Random Number Generation Explanation Ever http://gbgames.com/blog/2006/12/the-best-random-number-generation-explanation-ever/ An Indie Game Developer's somewhat interesting thoughts Mon, 21 May 2012 10:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GBGames’ Blog » Blog Archive » Interesting Results from Testing Random Number Generation Assertions http://gbgames.com/blog/2006/12/the-best-random-number-generation-explanation-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-30428 GBGames’ Blog » Blog Archive » Interesting Results from Testing Random Number Generation Assertions Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:01:51 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=537#comment-30428 [...] Search Home  |   About Me   |   Playing Games 2006   |   Reading Books 2006   |   « The Best Random Number Generation Explanation Ever [...] [...] Search Home  |   About Me   |   Playing Games 2006   |   Reading Books 2006   |   « The Best Random Number Generation Explanation Ever [...]

]]> By: GBGames http://gbgames.com/blog/2006/12/the-best-random-number-generation-explanation-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-30418 GBGames Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:47:21 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=537#comment-30418 Wow, you're right. I just assumed that because the article was different that it was correct. Now, granted, the explanation was presented on the page, but I do have to admit that I have a doubt that the method explained might truly be best. After analyzing it, though, I feel comfortable with the idea that it is best, but obviously a test would be best. I should write one today and post the results. Thanks for the advice, Ken! Wow, you’re right. I just assumed that because the article was different that it was correct. Now, granted, the explanation was presented on the page, but I do have to admit that I have a doubt that the method explained might truly be best.

After analyzing it, though, I feel comfortable with the idea that it is best, but obviously a test would be best. I should write one today and post the results. Thanks for the advice, Ken!

]]> By: Ken http://gbgames.com/blog/2006/12/the-best-random-number-generation-explanation-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-30396 Ken Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:13:39 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=537#comment-30396 You should take everything you read with a grain of salt. I could post an article asserting that rand will always return odd numbers, but it doesn't make it so. If you're going to change the way you do things, you should verify that the claims are correct. It wouldn't take long to write a program to run through each of the approaches mentioned in the article. Then if you find out the article is wrong (or the differences are insignificant) you can just keep doing things the way you were. If your test do show that those methods a significantly better, then you can use it and when someone asks you why you do it that way you can say "I know it works better, I tested it" rather than "some random web page said to do it that way". Better yet, after you've run your test, post your results and then you'll be passing along solid, verifiable knowledge. IMHO, and all that. :) You should take everything you read with a grain of salt. I could post an article asserting that rand will always return odd numbers, but it doesn’t make it so.

If you’re going to change the way you do things, you should verify that the claims are correct. It wouldn’t take long to write a program to run through each of the approaches mentioned in the article. Then if you find out the article is wrong (or the differences are insignificant) you can just keep doing things the way you were. If your test do show that those methods a significantly better, then you can use it and when someone asks you why you do it that way you can say “I know it works better, I tested it” rather than “some random web page said to do it that way”.

Better yet, after you’ve run your test, post your results and then you’ll be passing along solid, verifiable knowledge.

IMHO, and all that. :)

]]> By: GBGames http://gbgames.com/blog/2006/12/the-best-random-number-generation-explanation-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-30377 GBGames Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:53:38 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=537#comment-30377 Why, it would be on irc.starchat.net! Except I can't seem to connect to it today. B-( Why, it would be on irc.starchat.net!

Except I can’t seem to connect to it today. B-(

]]> By: Viridian http://gbgames.com/blog/2006/12/the-best-random-number-generation-explanation-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-30374 Viridian Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:19:10 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=537#comment-30374 And on what server might this #gamedevelopers be? And on what server might this #gamedevelopers be?

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