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Decoding a UUID by hand: version, variant, and the embedded timestamp
Community description: Background A UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) is a 128-bit value written as 32 hex...
Dev.to | Sep 12, 2026 | takahiro hashito
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Three versions embed a timestamp: v1, v6 and v7. Line 1 is the v7 example, line 2 the v1 example. Classifying a UUID comes down to reading two of its 32 digits.
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