Writing Down (And Searching Through Every UUID)
tl;dr: “I think the site is great. I can quickly find my favorite UUIDs and star them or browse them all to find one that’s just right. But having 5 sextillion possible values made it way harder than it needed to be to write them all down. I’m not sure why the authors of the UUID spec wanted to include so many bits! So I think the final implementation here is pretty interesting. Let me tell you about it.”featured in #573
8 Versions Of UUID And When To Use Them
- Nicole Tietz-Sokolskaya tl;dr: “I was onboarding a friend into one of my side project codebases and she asked me why I was using a particular type of UUID. I'd heard about this type while working on that project, and it's really neat. So instead of hogging that knowledge for just us, here it is: some good uses for different versions of UUID.”featured in #530
The Best UUID Type For A Database Primary Key
- Vlad Mihalcea tl;dr: "We are going to see what UUID type works best for a database column that has a Primary Key constraint. While the standard 128-bit random UUID is a very popular choice, you’ll see that this is a terrible fit for a database Primary Key column."featured in #373
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Understanding How UUIDs Are Generated
- Aryaman Sharda tl;dr: A look at the background and implementation of various versions of UUIDs, understanding "why UUIDs are practically unique, though an incredibly small potential for duplication exists."featured in #209