On 11 January 2015 at 22:12, Andrea Faulds <a...@ajf.me> wrote: > * Get rid of rand(), srand() and getrandmax() > * Rename mt_rand(), mt_srand() and mt_getrandmax() to rand(), srand(), and > getrandmax() but add mt_* aliases for backwards-compatibility > * Make mt_srand() and srand() do nothing and produce a deprecation notice > * Use a 64-bit random number generation algorithm on 64-bit platforms (or > invoke the 32-bit generator twice) >
I have to object to removing the C stdlib rand(). mt_rand() is significantly slower and when I don't care about the "quality" of the random numbers the choice is obvious. Now if that means mt_rand() goes to rand(), and rand() goes to something like fast_rand(), that is fine, I don't care, I just don't think we should ditch the standard rand function. I do however think the default limits should be appropriate for the underlying platform, so 64 bit values returned by default on 64 bit platforms. The MT internal state is large enough for you to consume 64 bits at a time, no need to call it twice. -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
