What is the best 32bit hash function for short strings (tag names)?
08:54 28 Feb 2010

What is the best 32bit hash function for relatively short strings?

Strings are tag names that consist of English letters, numbers, spaces and some additional characters (#, $, ., ...). For example: Unit testing, C# 2.0.

I am looking for 'best' as in 'minimal collisions', performance is not important for my goals.

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