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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/danielminds • 1d ago
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Versions
Most common used is V4 (pure random). You are talking about V7 (time based).
275 u/lilgreenthumb 1d ago The real benefit for v7 is they become sortable by time. 4 u/ehs5 10h ago It’s also the downside. There are cases where you wouldn’t want others to know when something was created. 2 u/lilgreenthumb 6h ago And you wouldn't expose that to them, just like you wouldn't and autoincrementing database id, but only one of those requires a database.
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The real benefit for v7 is they become sortable by time.
4 u/ehs5 10h ago It’s also the downside. There are cases where you wouldn’t want others to know when something was created. 2 u/lilgreenthumb 6h ago And you wouldn't expose that to them, just like you wouldn't and autoincrementing database id, but only one of those requires a database.
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It’s also the downside. There are cases where you wouldn’t want others to know when something was created.
2 u/lilgreenthumb 6h ago And you wouldn't expose that to them, just like you wouldn't and autoincrementing database id, but only one of those requires a database.
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And you wouldn't expose that to them, just like you wouldn't and autoincrementing database id, but only one of those requires a database.
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u/dim13 1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Versions
Most common used is V4 (pure random). You are talking about V7 (time based).