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Re:Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision... by matt-p on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:54PM (#48067211)
UUIDv7 is arguably better, because it is entropy plus time.
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Re:Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision... by otherme123 on Friday May 08, 2026 @04:09PM (#48068090)
It is what I usually use for its sorting, but some people don't want to leak time info.
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Re:Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision... by majorchord on Friday May 08, 2026 @08:39PM (#48070544)
Entropy is not a requirement in the UUID spec.
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