eirikbakke commented on issue #4199: URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/4199#issuecomment-2148051170
> I'm aware of that, but I'd take a theoretical 1 in 4294967296 chance of failure over 1 in 1! Poorly generated hash codes are fairly common, so in practice a collision is a very real possibility (way more likely than 1/2^32). And then anyone who investigates a rare bug has to think, "I wonder if it could be due to a hash code collision?" -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
