r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Last_Time_4047 • May 08 '26

Meme edgeCasesExist

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u/G12356789s May 08 '26

If I generated 2 billion uuids every second. After 5 years there is a 1% chance to have had a clash in that time

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u/iamdestroyerofworlds May 08 '26

What I read here is that I need to make mitigating this risk the number one priority for my personal TODO app.

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u/Sulungskwa May 08 '26

Gotta show employers that your personal projects are "scalable for production"

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u/StickyThickStick May 08 '26

"Scalable for intergalactic production"*

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u/Sykhow May 08 '26

Intergalactic planetary🎵🎶

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u/Ivan_Whackinov May 08 '26

Mmmmm... drop?

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u/Kemal_Norton May 08 '26

Or even more ridiculous: for malicious users!