From 2bc4e2f4694480b1d68f8d99ed2d2749b0023565 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominik Picheta Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:51:49 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] ISAAC --- GSoC-2014-Ideas.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md b/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md index d59b872..523d7d9 100644 --- a/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md +++ b/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md @@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ ___ **Desirable skills:** Pseudo-Random number generation theory, C programming. **Description:** + +The Nimrod standard library currently lacks a native pseudorandom number generator and relies on the C ``rand`` function. This project requires you to write an implementation of the [[ISAAC Pseudorandom Number Generator|http://burtleburtle.net/bob/rand/isaacafa.html]] purely in Nimrod. + +**Tasks**: * Create a pure-nimrod implementation of the [[ISAAC Random Number Generator|http://burtleburtle.net/bob/rand/isaacafa.html]] . **Difficulty:** Medium