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The difference when using mt_rand is astonishing. PHP 5.3 graph using rand: http://twitpic.com/gq81b http://twitpic.com/gq81b PHP 5.3 graph using mt_rand: htt

by ecaron 17y ago

The difference when using mt_rand is astonishing. PHP 5.3 graph using rand: http://twitpic.com/gq81b http://twitpic.com/gq81b PHP 5.3 graph using mt_rand: http://twitpic.com/gq827 http://twitpic.com/gq827

jacquesm 17y ago
The regular rand can do that just as well. see elsewhere in this thread.
- pyman 17y ago
  > before you criticize a project make sure you understand the material. He's right. Mersenne Twister = mt_rand(). The guy that wrote this is an ignorant. Ignorant: Lacking knowledge. Unaware or uninformed (adjective: moron).
  - jacquesm 17y ago
    The only thing that is left from this whole circus is a reference to a bug that has been known about for a long time: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45184 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45184 It would have really helped if they did a bit of research before writing such an inflammatory post and then go all out to get people to spread it. Anyway, the damage is done.