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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
by 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 agoThat's how I feel about UUIDs themselves, and the people who advocate in favour of them. Interesting duality.
- afgrant 3y agoIt’s just a 128-bit value that’s hexadecimal encoded. What can be controversial about that?
- RockRobotRock 3y agoIt's good to get a fresh perspective sometimes
- henvic 3y agoDid 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)