Hashing revisited

  • Authors:
  • John Hamer

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Hashing is a singularly important technique for building efficient data structures. Unfortunately, the topic has been poorly understood historically, and recent developments in the practice of hashing have not yet found their way into textbooks.This paper revisits the theory and practice of hashing in a modern light, relates our teaching experiences, and presents some suggestions for student exercises.