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		loeg on Dec 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Rain hashes – well designed, simple and f... What operations would be faster in Git from using an insecure hash instead of SHA256? Commit is already reasonably fast.

zamalek on Dec 14, 2024 [–]

Where in my comment do I say it should be used? I merely used Git as an example of a production CAS.

loeg on Dec 14, 2024 | [–]

> For example, the Git DAG would be one place to use it

I read that as you thinking Git is a motivating use case for this hash.

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