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Document number: N3796

Date: 2013-10-02

std::rand replacement

by Zhihao Yuan

Excerpt:

We want to deprecate std::rand friends, while “deprecation without a replacement” is a valid concern. This paper

1. Propose replacement to the std::rand friends. As a global uniform random number generator, std::rand is considered both handy and useful.
2. Expose the most widely-used combos from C++11 <random> without pushing the users to learn the whole design of <random>. Smoothing the learning curve can usually optimize the acceptance.