Re: Newbie question on discrete distribution of random numbers

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:05:41 -0700, sbaker8688@xxxxxxx wrote:

Maybe you underestimate the difficulty of making a random permutation of a
list of things: it is full of pitfalls. Have a look at Skiena's book (The
algorithm design manual).

I didn't underestimate it, or in George W. Bush's words,
"misunderestimate" it, heh. I actually have quite a lot of experience
in it, including a commercial casino game I wrote in another
language.

However, this is not the guarantee that you are doing this right,
Actually, I am afraid, you are not...

A.L.
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