# Colm MacCárthaigh on Twitter: random number generation

- **期号**: SRE Weekly Issue #128（2018-07-01）
- **作者**: Colm MacCárthaigh
- **链接**: https://twitter.com/colmmacc/status/1012719876706840578

## 简介

> Have you ever needed to generate a random number in code? whether it’s for rolling a dice, or shuffling a set, this tweet thread is here for you! There’s no reason that it should be easy or obvious, very experienced programmers repeat common mistakes. I did, before I learned …

Not strictly SRE-related, but then again it’s by Colm MacCárthaigh, who is SRE-related.

## 正文

![@colmmacc](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/696813823584374784/I2mByZE__normal.jpg)

Have you ever needed to generate a random number in code? whether it's for rolling a dice, or shuffling a set, this tweet thread is here for you! There's no reason that it should be easy or obvious, very experienced programmers repeat common mistakes. I did, before I learned ...

[3:30 PM · Jun 29, 2018](https://twitter.com/colmmacc/status/1012719876706840578)