3 ms·

Swift (heavily used by Apple) has randomly ordered dictionaries for security: > In particular, random seeding enables better protection against (accidental or

Swift (heavily used by Apple) has randomly ordered dictionaries for security: > In particular, random seeding enables better protection against (accidental or deliberate) hash-flooding attacks https://forums.swift.org/t/psa-the-stdlib-now-uses-randomly-seeded-hash-values/10789 https://forums.swift.org/t/psa-the-stdlib-now-uses-randomly-...

not_kurt_godel 1y ago
Perhaps not unrelated to why Python is the #1 most popular language while Swift is #22 https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
- nielsbot 1y ago
  Swift isn’t popular because its Dictionary type uses randomly ordered keys?
  - cyanydeez 1y ago
    Probably the inference is YAGNI .
  - not_kurt_godel 1y ago
    It certainly could be a reason among many. Just look at the thread GP shared, containing multiple years' worth of users voicing frustration at the introduction of this behavior.