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Primary Keys: IDs versus GUIDs

Long-time readers of this blog know that I have an inordinate fondness for GUIDs. Each globally unique ID is like a beautiful snowflake: every one a unique item waiting to be born. Perhaps that’s why I read with great interest recent accounts of people switching their database tables from

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Mastering GUIDs with Occam's Razor

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Mastering GUIDs with Occam's Razor

Do you remember the scene from the movie Full Metal Jacket where the marines recite the USMC creed? It’s a little known fact, but programmers have a similar creed: This is my GUID. There are many like it but this one is mine. My GUID is my best friend.

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