Mir Random [WIP]

[Ilya Yaroshenko via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 at 10:27:00 UTC, Joseph Rushton 
Wakeling wrote:
> On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 at 05:58:47 UTC, Ilya Yaroshenko 
> wrote:
>> ### Example of API+implementation bug:
>>
>> #### Bug: RNGs has min and max params (hello C++). But, they 
>> are not used when an uniform integer number is generated : 
>> `uniform!ulong` / `uniform!ulong(0, 100)`.
>>
>> #### Solution: In Mir Rundom any RNGs must generate all 
>> 8/16/32/64 bits uniformly. It is RNG problem how to do it.
>
> Alternative solution: functionality that expects the full 
> unsigned integer word (UIntType) to be filled with random bits, 
> should validate that the min/max values of the generator 
> correspond to UIntType.min and UIntType.max.
>
> That introduces less breaking change, creates less divergence 
> with the C++11 standard, and preserves more flexibility for the 
> future.

Good point, will add this. --Ilya