Meow Hash (2018)
I wish there was a consensus non-cryptographic hash algorithm. Something that hashes arbitrary data to 128 or 256 bit keys with good randomness, few collisions on typical input data, and universal implementation.<p>Most programmers I know reach for SHA-1 (or if we're being honest, MD5). But a cryptohash is really wasteful if you don't need the cryptographic properties.<p>Last I looked at this Murmurhash was the closest to widely used with some folks saying Metrohash was better. But that was years ago. Judging by this discussion xxHash is the new hotness?