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Avoid UUID Version 4 Primary Keys in Postgres (andyatkinson.com)

336 points by pil0u 10 months ago | 370 comments

Blog post by Andrew Atkinson arguing against using random UUID version 4 values as primary keys in PostgreSQL, covering performance issues and alternatives.

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Django and Postgres for the Busy Rails Developer (andyatkinson.com)

164 points by plaur782 1 year ago | 90 comments

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Avoid UUID Version 4 Primary Keys in Postgres(andyatkinson.com)

Django and Postgres for the Busy Rails Developer(andyatkinson.com)

Avoid UUID Version 4 Primary Keys in Postgres (andyatkinson.com)

Django and Postgres for the Busy Rails Developer (andyatkinson.com)