On 22-07-14 23:31, Markus Neteler wrote:
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:19 PM, Paulo van Breugel wrote:
On 22-07-14 22:58, Glynn Clements wrote:
And when issue of usability doesn't even get considered until a few
years later when the user (or a colleague) gets an email suggesting
the results can't be be reproduced ...?
I'm inclined to add both an option (to specify a seed, replacing the
environment variable) and a flag (to seed from the system clock or
whatever), and having the PRNG generate a fatal error if neither of
those are used.
That way, neither of the likely problems can arise by oversight.
I guess there is a lot to say for both approaches, which is why I think the
suggestion of Markus is a very good one! +1 from me
It is indeed Glynn's suggestion (which I like, too).
Sorry, never seem to get used to how my email program displays the
treads... good suggestion by Glynn I mean.. Glynn, it would be really
great if you could implement it that way.
Markus
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