# HG changeset patch # User Steve Losh # Date 1491509276 0 # Node ID 1915a3dcf4107b0e5743e772c6a1cff0812ee65d # Parent e405c902bfe2b59d61d04acb7518e84db066277b Update readme diff -r e405c902bfe2 -r 1915a3dcf410 README.markdown --- a/README.markdown Thu Mar 23 21:57:50 2017 +0000 +++ b/README.markdown Thu Apr 06 20:07:56 2017 +0000 @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ `cl-pcg` is a [permuted congruential generator][pcg] implementation in pure Common Lisp. +Permuted congruential generators are seedable, small, fast, +fairly-hard-to-predict random number generators. They can be useful for things +like games. They can also be advanced and rewound efficiently. + PCGs are **not** cryptographically secure. If you need that, look elsewhere. [pcg]: http://www.pcg-random.org/ diff -r e405c902bfe2 -r 1915a3dcf410 docs/index.markdown --- a/docs/index.markdown Thu Mar 23 21:57:50 2017 +0000 +++ b/docs/index.markdown Thu Apr 06 20:07:56 2017 +0000 @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ `cl-pcg` is a [permuted congruential generator][pcg] implementation in pure Common Lisp. +Permuted congruential generators are seedable, small, fast, +fairly-hard-to-predict random number generators. They can be useful for things +like games. They can also be advanced and rewound efficiently. + PCGs are **not** cryptographically secure. If you need that, look elsewhere. [pcg]: http://www.pcg-random.org/