Had there been no System.Random class, how would have you generated a random number?
Are there any known algorithms or have you guys ever designed one?
Had there been no System.Random class, how would have you generated a random number?
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Had there been no System.Random class, how would have you generated a random number?
Are there any known algorithms or have you guys ever designed one?
True random numbers can only be generated “outside” a computer, using radioactivity counts and such. Some VIA processors have hardware to do so.
Volume two of The Art of Computer Programming by Don Knuth spends a lot of time discussing exhaustively various pseudo-random number implementations from a mathematical background. Recommended reading.