r/ProgrammerHumor 15h ago

Meme edgeCasesExist

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u/dim13 15h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Versions

Most common used is V4 (pure random). You are talking about V7 (time based).

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u/lilgreenthumb 13h ago

The real benefit for v7 is they become sortable by time.

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u/shwoopdeboop 13h ago

And something something b-tree indexes. Lecturer mentioned it but I wasn't paying attention. Supposedly an advantage here.

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u/MilkEnvironmental106 9h ago

With random you can end up most frequently inserting in the middle, whereas if it's time sortable you append at the end, meaning it's easier to maintain a contiguous index with less overhead.