A hashcode() that always returns the same value is valid but not very effective. In this case the comparison will always return true, so the equals() method will always be executed.

OK, there's a hashCode that ends in zero -- we'll put it into bucket zero. Here's a hashCode that ends in three -- we'll put it into bucket three. All of a sudden, you get another object. It says it's ...

Hashcode has also reduced the headphone volume and added the Google Nexus 7 boot animation. Right now Google is charging the same $199 for the Nexus 7 that Amazon charges for the Kindle Fire ...