Nano ID vs UUID Base64

[tkrotoff]

The README states:

There are three main differences between Nano ID and UUID v4:

1. Nano ID uses a bigger alphabet, so a similar number of random bits are packed in just 21 symbols instead of 36.

This is unfair: Nano ID should be compared to UUID Base64 or Base64url encoded.

• 3a34ea98-651e-4253-92af-653373a20c51 original UUID => 36 symbols
• OjTqmGUeQlOSr2Uzc6IMUQ same UUID but Base64url encoded => 22 symbols
• V1StGXR8_Z5jdHi6B-myT Nano ID => 21 symbols
• -IvvARlqMW8 YouTube ids => 11 symbols

[ai]

Many people use UUID directly. This not is for these people.