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Tool Tip: Create a list of Globally Unique IDs with TurboGUID
I’m proud to announce the launch of a little website called TurboGUID. I put this site together out of frustration having to manually generate unique ids for my work.
TurboGUID - Create a list of Globally Unique IDs
Sometimes I need to create a bunch of GUIDs for my work but generally you can only create one at a time. There are a number of ways to create them, but I normally use the Microsoft utility guidgen.exe - recently I had to create over a hundred GUIDs so I figured I should just spend a little bit of time writing some code to do it for me. Simple code, but definitely a time saver!
This release is only iteration one so if you have any comments or suggestions on extra features then please leave me a message and I’ll add your suggestions to a future iteration.
If you’re asking what a GUID is or what you might use one for, you may want to read the next website:
GUID wiki - Another wiki post that describes more than I care to on my own site
Enjoy!
Welcome!
I’m finally starting a blog to keep track of all the cool things that I learn as a computer programmer and web developer. No matter how much we learn, there is always a universe of knowledge waiting for us to discover.
I recently read this quote, which I thought I would share:
“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper” Eden Phillpotts
In the past few months I have been busily practising all the things a good programmer should:
- Read - At the moment I’m reading this - Domain Driven Design by Eric Evans
- Practise - Plenty of unit tests, lots of refactoring and adhering to lots of other good coding practices. One I really love is DRY
- Interact - I recently went to a weekly XTC event held in London and plan to attend more often from now on. I recommend going to a local developer’s event where you live. Even if you don’t anticipate learning anything (although you most certainly will), chatting over a beer is always good
Hopefully you’ve already found and read this next website, but if not I would highly recommend visiting the agile manifesto. It was the start of my realisation that I have plenty more to learn about the job I love.
There will be more to come very soon, I’m just getting started!
Oh, and I realise that referencing Wiki pages is probably lame, so if you have a better source for any of the links above please let me know!