4 stories tagged database-design, newest first.
387 points by taubek | 296 comments
A blog post by Maciej Walkowiak discussing the use of UUIDs as primary keys in PostgreSQL, including storage and performance considerations, with Java examples.
660 points by thunderbong | 490 comments
Mark Seemann blog post arguing against using natural keys as database primary keys, illustrated with an anecdote about a car's incorrect chassis number.
432 points by daigoba66 | 114 comments
A blog post by Shekhar Gulati with notes on how GitLab designs its PostgreSQL database schema.
643 points by juanfatas | 321 comments
Buildkite blog post explaining their move from integer primary keys to time-ordered UUIDv7 identifiers.