Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake

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Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake

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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seBM to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 1 month ago

Git 3.0 will make SHA-256 the new default content hashing algorithm and it will be an incomprehensibly expensive and ultimately valueless and avoidable global nightmare.

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