Is it correct to use JavaScript Array.sort() method for shuffling?

Question

I was helping somebody out with his JavaScript code and my eyes were caught by a section that looked like that:

function randOrd(){
  return (Math.round(Math         


        

Answer 1

I think it's fine for cases where you're not picky about distribution and you want the source code to be small.

In JavaScript (where the source is transmitted constantly), small makes a difference in bandwidth costs.