BJinNJ: Best Computer Language for Sims?

[BJinNJ]

What is the best language to use to write BJ sims?
I'm surprised that C++ has a strange treatment of
its random number generator.

BJinNJ

[Norm Wattenberger]

Doesn't matter that much as long as it is modern. But, never use a compiler's RNG.

> What is the best language to use to write BJ sims?
> I'm surprised that C++ has a strange treatment of
> its random number generator.

> BJinNJ


Serious Blackjack Software

[BJinNJ]

I presume you're implying that an algorithm can do a
better job than the compiler RNG.

BJ sim is just a reason to learn a new language, for me.
I have VB and VC++ available. ASM is fast, but tedious.

Every time I learn a new language, it immediately becomes
outdated!

BJinNJ

[Norm Wattenberger]

Compilers use linear congruential generators. They are unacceptable for simulations for many reasons. VB and VC++ are both acceptable languages. They use the same final compiler.

> I presume you're implying that an algorithm can do a
> better job than the compiler RNG.

> BJ sim is just a reason to learn a new language, for
> me.
> I have VB and VC++ available. ASM is fast, but
> tedious.

> Every time I learn a new language, it immediately
> becomes
> outdated!

> BJinNJ

[BJinNJ]

> Compilers use linear congruential generators. They are
> unacceptable for simulations for many reasons. VB and
> VC++ are both acceptable languages. They use the same
> final compiler.

VB is interesting because it interfaces with Excel.
C++ is of interest because of its ubiquitousness.
Ooops, ubiquity!

Thanks for all the xlnt info.

BJinNJ

[BJinNJ]