• SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    7 is the most random number, because when you ask someone to choose a random number between 1 and 10, most people choose 7.

    Whenever you need a random number in your code, don’t use rand() or a similar function. Use 7. It’s faster, and it’s the choice of the people.

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      10 months ago

      This seems like you’re introducing selection bias. Do you really want laypersons to influence your code? You should poll a representative sample of coders for a random number, and use the mode of that.

      Here, I’ll start you off: 7