Re:“RNG broken for last 4 months”
by dspillett on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @02:02PM
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There are fairly standard statistical tests for randomness. They can't be 100% perfect (if it is truly random you can expect some results that don't look random occasionally) but with enough runs you can be sure to an acceptable degree.
It can't be beyond the wit of man to add such tests to automatic build and regression tests if the project has such a process in place, though it would potentially slow that process down depending on how you define the "acceptable degree" and therefore how aggressively you test.
It can't be beyond the wit of man to add such tests to automatic build and regression tests if the project has such a process in place, though it would potentially slow that process down depending on how you define the "acceptable degree" and therefore how aggressively you test.