On: Chrome Gets Plugins: How to Write a Chrome Extension in Three Easy Steps

[icefox]

I can't wait to see how many people pick the unique number 00123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456

[blasdel → icefox]

It's never a good idea to put valid UUIDs in tutorials, there's just too many copy-pasters out there.

[aboodman → blasdel]

Having to create an ID manually is temporary.

When complete, the ID is going to be a hash of the extension's public key, and extension content will be signed with the key. So there won't be conflicts (unless you share your private key).