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ChatGPT said: > The joke in this code is that the function is called "getRandomNumber", but it always returns the number 4, which is not random at all. The com
by jamesdwilson 4y ago
ChatGPT said:
> The joke in this code is that the function is called "getRandomNumber", but it always returns the number 4, which is not random at all. The comment "chosen by fair dice roll" and "guaranteed to be random" are added for humorous effect, because they suggest that the number 4 was chosen through a random process, but in reality it is hardcoded into the function. The joke is meant to be a play on the idea of "randomness", implying that the function is not actually generating a random number as it claims to do.
- wzdd 4y agoIt's interesting to contrast this explanation and the parent's one with the explanation from https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/221:_Random_Number https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/221:_Random_Numbe... , which is essentially that the function may well return a random number but, contrary to expectation for functions with names like this, won't return different results if called more than once.