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>"I hope you’re convinced. A hash is simple. A hash is fast. A hash is all you need." Hash tables are cool but they are far from being the only thing you need.
by pmelendez 11y ago
>"I hope you’re convinced. A hash is simple. A hash is fast. A hash is all you need."
Hash tables are cool but they are far from being the only thing you need.
The problem with this kind of subtle satire without a disclaimer at the end is that some people would fall by this and blindly follow it (collisions weren't mentioned not even once nor cache misses).
- kittenfluff 11y agoI don't think the satire was particularly subtle!
- pmelendez 11y agoGiven the number of comments with "Please tell me this is a satire" in this thread, I would say it wasn't particularly explicit.
- shkkmo 11y agoThen they obviously didn't read to the end: "Unlike most academic work that has little to no practical implications, I think blindly following the stuff here will prove to be incalculably beneficial for you."