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A comment on ULID: Like UUID but Sortable (2019).

Re:ULID: Like UUID but Sortable (2019) by goralph on Sunday July 14, 2024 @02:58AM (#40959331)
An auto incrementing integer (for internal use) and a string (for external) will be enough for the vast majority of use cases, is simple to understand, and works well.
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Re:ULID: Like UUID but Sortable (2019) by sgarland on Sunday July 14, 2024 @09:32AM (#40960857)
You’re not wrong. This is my preferred method (from a DBRE perspective) if there are concerns about time-based solutions like UUIDv7, and keys must be publicly exposed.
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