Swift (heavily used by Apple) has randomly ordered dictionaries for security: > ...

not_kurt_godel · 2025-11-04T06:14:24 1762236864

Perhaps not unrelated to why Python is the #1 most popular language while Swift is #22 https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

nielsbot · 2025-11-04T09:13:00 1762247580

Swift isn’t popular because its Dictionary type uses randomly ordered keys?

not_kurt_godel · 2025-11-04T19:23:06 1762284186

It certainly could be a reason among many. Just look at the thread GP shared, containing multiple years' worth of users voicing frustration at the introduction of this behavior.

cyanydeez · 2025-11-04T12:30:12 1762259412

Probably the inference is YAGNI .