From: Boris Schmid <boris@...>
Date: 2008-05-26T18:34:24+09:00
Subject: Re: briefest method of generating a list of random numbers?


> But what's wrong with the first - it looks fairly compact to me:
> 
> string = "" ; 100.times { string << (rand(26) + 97).chr}
> 

For strings I'll have to use the one above, but arrays now read a bit 
more natural (to my eyes). The size doesn't matter that much, but it is 
simpler to understand.

  population = Array.new(POP_SIZE) { 
function_that_generates_a_random_individual }

vs the old

  population = [] ; POP_SIZE.times {population << 
function_that_generates_a_random_individual }

Thanks both of you!
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