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by pspeter3 763 days ago
I'm curious why they specify the UUID must have dashes in string format. It makes the UUID difficult to select with a double click.
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As with IP addresses, UX/DX is not the primary concern
Try a triple-click.
probably because the dashes have semantic meaning
you do understand that they existed way before the mouse and button became the norm ?
I think widespread mouse usage and early uuid usage was similar in time, 1980's to early 1990's.

Not sure when the "doucle-click to select" UI paradigm became common though.