Glossary: System Design Basics
Stable hash
Also written: zlib.crc32, crc32
A hash giving the same number for the same key on every machine and run, like `zlib.crc32`. Python's `hash()` for strings changes between runs, so it can't pick shards.
Glossary: System Design Basics
Also written: zlib.crc32, crc32
A hash giving the same number for the same key on every machine and run, like `zlib.crc32`. Python's `hash()` for strings changes between runs, so it can't pick shards.