Shouldn't it be
random.choose(from: 1...6)
etc.?
-Thorsten
> Am 28.11.2017 um 00:20 schrieb Martin Waitz via swift-evolution
> <[email protected]>:
>
> Hello,
>
>> Maybe we call the default RNG instance `random`, and then give the
>> `random(in:)` methods another name, like `choose(in:)`?
>>
>> let diceRoll = random.choose(in: 1...6)
>> let card = random.choose(in: deck)
>> let isHeads = random.choose(in: [true, false])
>> let probability = random.choose(in: 0.0...1.0)
>>
>> let diceRoll = rng.choose(in: 1...6)
>> let card = rng.choose(in: deck)
>> let isHeads = rng.choose(in: [true, false])
>> let probability = rng.choose(in: 0.0...1.0)
>
> I like this design a lot. After all, `random` is not a property of some type
> or instance, but we want to generate a new random element within some
> range/based on some given set.
> Modeling that as methods of the RNG seems to be much more natural.
>
> --
> Martin
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