n=1 default for random number generators

One tiny thing that would be very nice to have is a default value of n=1 in
the random number generator functions, enabling, e.g., runif() instead of
runif(1).  This won't break anyone's existing code and ought to be
relatively straightforward to do.  

Is there anyone in the core team who would be willing to include this
change?

One tiny thing that would be very nice to have is a default value of n=1 in
the random number generator functions, enabling, e.g., runif() instead of
runif(1).  This won't break anyone's existing code and ought to be
relatively straightforward to do.

Is there anyone in the core team who would be willing to include this
change?

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Regards,
Richie.

Mathematical Sciences Unit
HSL

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Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:28 AM
To: Richard Cotton
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Subject: Re: [Rd] n=1 default for random number generators

On 11/16/2009 11:00 AM, Richard Cotton wrote:

One tiny thing that would be very nice to have is a default 

value of n=1 in

the random number generator functions, enabling, e.g., 

runif() instead of

runif(1).  This won't break anyone's existing code and ought to be
relatively straightforward to do.  

Is there anyone in the core team who would be willing to 

include this

change?

I doubt it.  Even if you put together the patch (and I didn't see an 
offer to do so), merging it into the trunk code would take more work 
than you'd save in several years of typing the "1".

Duncan Murdoch

On 11/16/2009 11:00 AM, Richard Cotton wrote:

One tiny thing that would be very nice to have is a default value of 
n=1 in
the random number generator functions, enabling, e.g., runif() instead of
runif(1).  This won't break anyone's existing code and ought to be
relatively straightforward to do. 
Is there anyone in the core team who would be willing to include this
change?

I doubt it.  Even if you put together the patch (and I didn't see an 
offer to do so), merging it into the trunk code would take more work 
than you'd save in several years of typing the "1".

Duncan Murdoch