Talk:Jenkins hash function

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signed vs unsigned

It should be noted that for the += key[i] step it is a difference wether key is a char* or unsigned char*, and in my experience the unsigned version has a slightly better avalanche behaviour.

Who is Bob Jenkins?

I'm glad he decided to contribute so much, but honestly it seems like he is just plugging his website. Unless his work has been published in a peer-reviewed journal, I don't think it should be continuously cited throughout this article. A simple mention of his site in the external links section would suffice. --Kibblesnbits 17:16, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bob has produced some very good research articles in hash functions. We who do hash function research are often in the industry, and do not have easy access to academic publications. MegaHasher 06:31, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I second that, I find code using the jenkins hash sometimes in other applications and libraries, and also jenkins seem to have made the research on avalanche behaviour quite popular. Also, if you surf aronud on his (horribly organized) website you will find some publications

I agree that the article is pretty weak, however I see it being used in HBase (HDFS/Hadoop) and people have ported versions to python, java, and ruby. I think it's important enough to keep, BUT the article needs clarification and expansion. Cgthayer (talk) 16:17, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Perl has used Jenkins one-at-a-time hash function for years. IMO for that reason alone it deserves a reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.64.88.14 (talk) 23:03, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

License ?

This page reproduce the algorithm for the "One-at-a-Time" hash, is it allowed to ?

What is the license applicable to the Bob Jenkins hash algorithms ? Ydroneaud (talk) 08:42, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The very first link in the references section[1] says "The code given here are all public domain.". Is this something we need to emphasize more in this article? --DavidCary (talk) 23:43, 29 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]