soypatMar 7

UUID package coming to Go standard library

https://github.com/golang/go/issues/62026

proposal: uuid: add API to generate and parse UUID · Issue #62026 · golang/go

I would like to suggest the addition to the standard library of a package to generate and parse UUID identifiers, specifically versions 3, 4 and 5. The main reason I see to include it is that the m...

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Show threadwaynesonfireMar 7
what a bunch of drama in the comments.
Show threadazinman2Mar 7
It’s kind of ridiculous to argue against UUID being part of the standard package for a language largely aimed at servers. At that point why even have any crypto functions or any of the bigger stuff it already has if the argument is 3rd party libs are enough?
Show threadtptacek
UUIDv7 didn't mature until long after the Go standard library was mostly settled. By that point, there was already an idiomatic 3p dep for UUIDs (the Google package), and as you can see from the thread, there were arguments in favor of keeping it 3p (it can be updated on an arbitrary cadence, unlike the stdlib).
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