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There are so many nuances and edge cases not mentioned in the article. The author needs to do several projects in real life before making global pronouncements

There are so many nuances and edge cases not mentioned in the article. The author needs to do several projects in real life before making global pronouncements like this.

monero-xmr 3y ago
The lack of humbleness and respect for devs who have came before you and solved all these problems is coming through strong. But I myself was that way 15 years ago. It takes a lot of hard lessons to realize everything new is old and we truly stand on the shoulders of 7000 giants all standing on each others’ shoulders.
- jholman 3y ago
  That's how I feel about UUIDs themselves, and the people who advocate in favour of them. Interesting duality.
  - afgrant 3y ago
    It’s just a 128-bit value that’s hexadecimal encoded. What can be controversial about that?
- RockRobotRock 3y ago
  It's good to get a fresh perspective sometimes
- henvic 3y ago
  Did you even read beyond the title? To say that because of this choice of title, I lack humbleness or respect for peers who came before me is despicable. My title is too presumptive. Yet, the reality for almost everyone who doesn't interface with other systems that already require UUID is that. The brief article gives some points – backed by trustworthy sources – and shows some alternatives without further ado. I didn't spend days writing it. I could cover many more scenarios but didn't invest my time in it. So what?
  - ozyschmozy 3y ago
    > Did you even read beyond the title? Not the person you're replying to, but the end of the first paragraph in your article is > and I want you to understand why you *certainly* don’t need it (emphasis mine)
lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago
Someone else implied this in another comment but this line appears at the end of the article: > If you click and buy any of these from Amazon after visiting the links above, I might get a commission from their Affiliate program. When one wonders why that was included they might discover that the "short ID" example given near the top of the post is an Amazon link. One might then further wonder what the purpose of this article is.
henvic 3y ago
Oh yeah? Indulge me, please.

There are so many nuances and edge cases not mentioned in the article. The author needs to do several projects in real life before making global pronouncements like this.

monero-xmr 3y ago

The lack of humbleness and respect for devs who have came before you and solved all these problems is coming through strong. But I myself was that way 15 years ago. It takes a lot of hard lessons to realize everything new is old and we truly stand on the shoulders of 7000 giants all standing on each others’ shoulders.

jholman 3y ago
That's how I feel about UUIDs themselves, and the people who advocate in favour of them. Interesting duality.
- afgrant 3y ago
  It’s just a 128-bit value that’s hexadecimal encoded. What can be controversial about that?
RockRobotRock 3y ago
It's good to get a fresh perspective sometimes
henvic 3y ago
Did you even read beyond the title? To say that because of this choice of title, I lack humbleness or respect for peers who came before me is despicable. My title is too presumptive. Yet, the reality for almost everyone who doesn't interface with other systems that already require UUID is that. The brief article gives some points – backed by trustworthy sources – and shows some alternatives without further ado. I didn't spend days writing it. I could cover many more scenarios but didn't invest my time in it. So what?
- ozyschmozy 3y ago
  > Did you even read beyond the title? Not the person you're replying to, but the end of the first paragraph in your article is > and I want you to understand why you *certainly* don’t need it (emphasis mine)

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago

Someone else implied this in another comment but this line appears at the end of the article: > If you click and buy any of these from Amazon after visiting the links above, I might get a commission from their Affiliate program. When one wonders why that was included they might discover that the "short ID" example given near the top of the post is an Amazon link. One might then further wonder what the purpose of this article is.

henvic 3y ago

Oh yeah? Indulge me, please.