The Least Contentious Proposal in the History of Go

Dylan's back this week joining Kris and Matt to tackle Go's UUID proposal (#62026). What Dylan thinksshould have been the least contentious proposal in the history of Go. The panel digs into the proposed API's shortcomings, the flawed ecosystem survey used to justify it, and why the Go team's library design philosophy doesn't hold up. The conversation builds into a broader critique of community dynamics and code of conduct double standards.

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Notes:

• proposal: uuid: add API to generate and parse UUID

Table of Contents:

• Prologue (00:00:00)
• Chapter 1: Catching Up with the Panel (00:01:05)
• Chapter 2: The UUID Proposal (00:03:07)
• Chapter 3: GitHub as a Discussion Platform (00:08:33)
• Chapter 4: The History of UUID Versions (00:12:08)
• Chapter 5: The Flawed Ecosystem Survey (00:16:20)
• Chapter 6: The Proposed API: New, NewV4, NewV7 (00:27:56)
• Chapter 7: Library Design Philosophy vs. the Go Team's Approach (00:31:33)
• Chapter 8: The Default Debate and the RFC's Intent (00:41:51)
• Chapter 9: Code of Conduct Double Standards (00:50:51)
• Chapter 14: Cultural Communication and the Path Forward (00:59:37)
• Epilogue (01:04:23)

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• Kris Brandow - Host
• Dylan Bourque - Host
• Matthew Sanabria - Host

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• (00:00) - Prologue
• (01:05) - Chapter 1: Catching Up with the Panel
• (03:07) - Chapter 2: The UUID Proposal
• (08:33) - Chapter 3: GitHub as a Discussion Platform
• (12:08) - Chapter 4: The History of UUID Versions
• (16:20) - Chapter 5: The Flawed Ecosystem Survey
• (27:56) - Chapter 6: The Proposed API: New, NewV4, NewV7
• (31:33) - Chapter 7: Library Design Philosophy vs. the Go Team's Approach
• (41:51) - Chapter 8: The Default Debate and the RFC's Intent
• (50:51) - Chapter 9: Code of Conduct Double Standards
• (59:37) - Chapter 14: Cultural Communication and the Path Forward
• (01:04:23) - Epilogue