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Even/odd isn't the end of the world, but you would then be best jumping to mod 4.
by fizx 16y ago
Even/odd isn't the end of the world, but you would then be best jumping to mod 4.
- moe 16y agoActually for anonymous sharding (without a central index) a consistent hash is about the closest you can get to ideal distribution and flexibility. I haven't looked but I presume that's what mongo uses under the hood for their auto-sharding, too.