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| author | Steve Losh <steve@stevelosh.com> |
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| date | Thu, 06 Apr 2017 20:07:56 +0000 |
| parents | e405c902bfe2 |
| children | d997d6e268a3 |
| branches/tags | (none) |
| files | README.markdown docs/index.markdown |
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--- 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/
--- 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/