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I’m just curious…
How do you simulate randomness? How is it done in modern OS (Windows, Linux, etc.)?
Edit: Okay, NOT JUST GENERATING RANDOM NUMBER, which can be just done with calling rand() functions in most high level programming languages.
But, I’m more concerned with how it is actually done in modern operating systems.
Please see:
Pseudo-random number generator
True random number generator
Fast pseudo random number generator for procedural content
Create Random Number Sequence with No Repeats
How do you generate a random number in C#?
Seeding a random number generator in .NET
How to get random double value out of random byte array values?
Fast pseudo random number generator for procedural content
etc…