Comment by function_seven
1 year ago
They're not randomly generated. They're generated using a Feistel cipher. [1]
He's ensuring the uniqueness by indexing from 0, and applying the cipher to come up with a more "random" looking UUID.
[1] https://eieio.games/blog/writing-down-every-uuid/#toc:feiste...
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