Alex Pilosov writes:
> I don't think you know what UUID is. It is NOT just a unique randon
> number. There are specific rules for construction of such number, specific
> rules for comparison of numbers (no, its not bit-by-bit), thus a datatype
> is most appropriate answer.
A data type may be appropriate for storing these values, but not for
generating them. Functions generate stuff, data types store stuff.
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