GetHashCode() gives different results on different servers?

Question

I declared a C# line of code like so

int hashcode = \"apple\".GetHashCode();

On my computer, a computer at work, and a friend\'s computer,

Answer 1

For your custom classes to return a stable hash code you should override the GetHashCode() method or else the GetHashCode method of the Object class will be used, which I think can vary a lot. (Might even be instance specific).