Your Code Assumes Every UUID Is Random
For years a UUID meant version 4. One hundred and twenty two random bits, and a few fixed ones saying what kind it was. So code grew up around that…
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For years a UUID meant version 4. One hundred and twenty two random bits, and a few fixed ones saying what kind it was. So code grew up around that…
UUID v4 vs. UUID v7 vs. ULID in 2026: Database Index Performance, B-Tree Fragmentation, Collision Mathematics, and RFC 9562 Migration Guide For more…
You've generated thousands of UUIDs without thinking twice. id column, default value, done — a 36-character string that looks like f47ac10b-58cc-437…
TL;DR Built a PostgreSQL extension that creates UUIDs looking like random v4 but containing hidden timestamps. Result: 50% smaller indexes with perf…
I spent a while wondering why inserts on a particular table were getting slower as it grew. The table had a UUID v4 primary key and a few indexes. T…