Re: about Equals and GetHashCode

On Jun 12, 6:51 pm, "Peter Duniho" <NpOeStPe...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
You could still multiply the 0 by 37 in the first field incorporated,  
preserving the symmetry aspect.  I just don't see the point in starting  
with 17 versus 0.  It has the sense of "magic" about it, but unlike the  
multiplication by 37, I don't see any practical advantage.  A less  
"magical" initializer of 0 would be just as good.

I think.  :)

Pete

It does seem like magic doesn't it? But, then again mathematics is
full intriguing quirks so it wouldn't surprise me if there was a valid
reason.

It reminds of me of the section in Knuth Vol 2 where he talks about
random number generators and warns that using one random number
generator to seed another generator may actually make the end result
*less* random! I know...completely off topic. My mind works in
mysterious ways :)

.

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