The article is amateurish, and it neither reflects the range and complexity of issues surrounding PRNGs, nor does it offer any good advice (except maybe "don't

The article is amateurish, and it neither reflects the range and complexity of issues surrounding PRNGs, nor does it offer any good advice (except maybe "don't just use the first PRNG you come across"). A better introduction is the PCG website (it's biased towards PCG, but a) that's not a bad choice for many use cases, and b) it raises and discusses many issues regarding PRNG choice). http://www.pcg-random.org http://www.pcg-random.org EDIT to add: and FWIW, any serious PRNG of course allows seeding, and then the issue boils down to choosing a shared seed.