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Just like everyone else Rust advocates can contribute programs that use a custom Hash function with a library Hash map. In fact, the current Rust k-nucleotide
by igouy 10y ago
Just like everyone else Rust advocates can contribute programs that use a custom Hash function with a library Hash map.
In fact, the current Rust k-nucleotide DOES use a custom Hash function with a library Hash map.
No one is allowed to -- in your words -- "write an entirely custom [hashmap] just for the benchmark".
(This was all discussed to death, in early December on https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/ ).
- steveklabnik 10y agoYou didn't answer my question. Does "library" here mean that you are able to use a hashmap other than the one in std::collections, or not?
- igouy 10y agoWhen someone fully re-implements khash in Rust and publishes the library, that will become a question which merits consideration. Meanwhile, from the task description: Please don't implement your own custom "hash table" - it will not be accepted.
- steveklabnik 10y agoSo, the answer is "no, you are not allowed." But you're open to changing that. Got it.
- igouy 10y agoCan't use a library that doesn't exist. If you want an additional Rust hashmap implementation then you need to persuade the Rust community to provide one in std::collections. No one is allowed to -- in your words -- "write an entirely custom [hashmap] just for the benchmark".
- steveklabnik 10y ago> If you want an additional Rust hashmap implementation then you need to persuade the Rust community to provide one in std::collections. Again, this means that for Rust, it _has_ to be in the standard library. But C doesn't have one in the standard library. So C gets to write their own, and Rust doesn't.