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on Nov 25, 2023
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Sqids – Generate short unique IDs from numbers
Database PKs usually aren’t random, which AFAIK is what is usually used as the number in this case.
hot_gril
on Nov 28, 2023
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Database PK really shouldn't be exposed like this. I think that's what they're getting at, though. The thing is, sequential database PK is still shorter and more readable than a Sqid.
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