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Re:Building Your Own Efficient uint128 in C++ by bandrami on Sunday February 01, 2026 @11:08PM (#46852292)
It's an opaque way to hold a GUID or an IP6 address
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Re:Building Your Own Efficient uint128 in C++ by marginalia_nu on Monday February 02, 2026 @08:20AM (#46855723)
This is especially true when dealing with the UUID versions where sort order is meaningful.
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