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TIL: Versions of UUID and when to use them
8 versions of UUID and when to use them Saturday, June 29, 2024 About a month ago1, 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.
About a month ago, 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. Here, I'll provide some explanation of what they are at a high level, linking to the specific section of the RFC in case you want more details. UUID Version 1 (v1) is generated from timestamp, monotonic counter, and a MAC address.
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