Is there a link to the writeup?  The one in the quote 404s.

Thanks,
Jon

> On Nov 5, 2017, at 2:10 PM, Alejandro Alonso via swift-evolution 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello once again Swift evolution community. I have taken the time to write up 
> the proposal for this thread, and have provided an implementation for it as 
> well. I hope to once again get good feedback on the overall proposal.
> 
> - Alejandro
> 
> On Sep 8, 2017, 11:52 AM -0500, Alejandro Alonso via swift-evolution 
> <[email protected]>, wrote:
>> Hello swift evolution, I would like to propose a unified approach to 
>> `random()` in Swift. I have a simple implementation here 
>> https://gist.github.com/Azoy/5d294148c8b97d20b96ee64f434bb4f5 
>> <https://gist.github.com/Azoy/5d294148c8b97d20b96ee64f434bb4f5>. This 
>> implementation is a simple wrapper over existing random functions so 
>> existing code bases will not be affected. Also, this approach introduces a 
>> new random feature for Linux users that give them access to upper bounds, as 
>> well as a lower bound for both Glibc and Darwin users. This change would be 
>> implemented within Foundation.
>> 
>> I believe this simple change could have a very positive impact on new 
>> developers learning Swift and experienced developers being able to write 
>> single random declarations.
>> 
>> I’d like to hear about your ideas on this proposal, or any implementation 
>> changes if need be.
>> 
>> - Alejando
>> 
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