From: troyer (troyer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-05-29 03:12:32
Jens Maurer wrote:
>
> I would like to ask for a formal review of my random number
> library as per the new library submission guidelines.
I do not know about the formal review process but since I am
extensively using random numbers (1000 CPU-years of Monte Carlo
simulations in the past years) I want to add my comments.
>
> The library is available in the egroups "files" section
> at http://www.egroups.com/files/boost/random/random.zip
I was glad to see that someone has spent the time to implement
such a library - a task that I thought about a lot but always
delayed for a later time. Just today I wanted to finally start
working on it more intensely and was so glad to see that someone
has done most of the work already!
While I have not looked in detail at all parts of the library yet
I found some problems that need to be discussed
1.) problems with exponential random number generator
2.) incorrect spherical random numbers
3.) problems with floating-point generators
4.) performance issues of the spherical random number generator
Furthermore I suggest
4.) adding fast lagged Fibonacci generators
5.) providing wrapper classes that allow compile time polymorphism
Before elaborating on these points however I want to inquire
if this is the right forum to discuss these points, or if the
discussion should be done privately or on another list.
Matthias Troyer