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The first snippet in Protocol Extensions chapter of Swift Language Guide doesn't compile.

import Foundation

extension RandomNumberGenerator {
    func randomBool() -> Bool {
        return random() > 0.5 // Binary operator '>' cannot be applied to operands of type 'Int' and 'Double'
    }
}

Should I bug report this?

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Yeah, go ahead and file on Feedback Assistant and it'll get to the right place.

I think the specific issue is that this chapter has an example protocol that predates the standard library's RandomNumberGenerator protocol, so there's a name conflict. Earlier in the chapter, it defines:

protocol RandomNumberGenerator {
    func random() -> Double
}
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Yeah the documentation has grown a bit stale, especially due to the standard library gaining RNG support.

See also: [SR-10063] Swift.org: package manager example claims no RNG in swift stdlib · Issue #4726 · apple/swift-package-manager · GitHub