Determinist // Devlog 7 // 2026.08.12

Well, it’s official. I had to use AI for the first time :(

Why?

JavaScript does not have the same random implementation as Python does. Python uses MT19937 while JS uses Xorshift128+. This means we can’t use JavaScript’s random number generator, not to mention that we can’t even use it to shuffle arrays, as it lacks the method. And since I am relatively new to JS, I had two options: get a 15 year old module work that does exactly what I need it to, or make it with AI. I tried getting that package to work. I really did. Unfortunately, the algorithm it uses seems to be outdated, as the results differed in tests. That is why I used AI. I really didn’t want to, but I had to. Well, let’s look at the positives, at least!

Changes

• The V2 algorithm is implemented and works 1:1 with the Python version!
• I managed to make another input component that uses checkboxes so you can select what kind of characters you’d like. It was challenging but it works!

Next Up

• Tomorrow I’ll work on the UI design
• Adding the preset system
• Building the site
• Uploading to GitHub Pages