Re:The definitive guide to “modulo bias” and how to avoid it...
by the_af on Thursday September 15, 2022 @05:54PM
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Well, the person who claims it's terrible is the author of the very thorough article we are discussing.
> You should probably avoid java.util.Random if you care about the quality of the randomness it produces.
That's pretty much the definition of "bad" ;) If you don't care about quality, I assume you could use a string of numbers without any randomness at all.
As for games, it depends. I'm sure one could make a guess it's bad for some kinds of non-betting games and simulations as well.
> You should probably avoid java.util.Random if you care about the quality of the randomness it produces.
That's pretty much the definition of "bad" ;) If you don't care about quality, I assume you could use a string of numbers without any randomness at all.
As for games, it depends. I'm sure one could make a guess it's bad for some kinds of non-betting games and simulations as well.