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The UX of UUIDs
Unique identifiers play a crucial role in all applications, from user authentication to resource management. While using a standard UUID will satisfy all your security concerns, there’s a lot we can improve for our users.
By maintaining uniqueness, applications can effectively manage and organize information, enabling efficient operations and facilitating data integrity. By eliminating the need for manual selection and copy-pasting, this small change can greatly improve the user experience when working with identifiers. By incorporating such prefixes, we can ensure clarity and reduce the chances of confusion, especially in complex systems where multiple environments coexist.
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