The first option – rand.Next(2) executes behind the scenes the following code:
if (maxValue < 0)
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("maxValue",
Environment.GetResourceString("ArgumentOutOfRange_MustBePositive", new object[] { "maxValue" }));
}
return (int) (this.Sample() * maxValue);
and for the second option – rand.NextDouble():
return this.Sample();
Since the first option contains maxValue validation, multiplication and casting, the second option is probably faster.