#31 points out, correctly, that since the function is a constructor, it needs to start with a capital letter. Let's open up the naming discussion more broadly, tho.
The current name (seededPRNG) came from @erights's complaint during a plenary that we should be clear this is a PRNG, not "true" randomness. (See #3). However, Math.SeededPRNG() is annoying to type; notably, the four letters of PRNG alternate between hands on a qwerty keyboard, so you have to constantly press and release alternating Shift keys, which is annoying and easy to make a mistake with. Even the initial capital S is on the opposite hand from the capital P, making the alternation even worse.
Other suggestions I find reasonable:
- just
Math.PRNG(). Still has the alternating-hands problem, but at least it's six characters shorter and loses one capital.
Math.SeededRandom(). Less capitals, and the notion of "seeded" already necessarily implies a PRNG.- something else?
#31 points out, correctly, that since the function is a constructor, it needs to start with a capital letter. Let's open up the naming discussion more broadly, tho.
The current name (
seededPRNG) came from @erights's complaint during a plenary that we should be clear this is a PRNG, not "true" randomness. (See #3). However,Math.SeededPRNG()is annoying to type; notably, the four letters of PRNG alternate between hands on a qwerty keyboard, so you have to constantly press and release alternating Shift keys, which is annoying and easy to make a mistake with. Even the initial capital S is on the opposite hand from the capital P, making the alternation even worse.Other suggestions I find reasonable:
Math.PRNG(). Still has the alternating-hands problem, but at least it's six characters shorter and loses one capital.Math.SeededRandom(). Less capitals, and the notion of "seeded" already necessarily implies a PRNG.