• This sounds like a case of premature optimization to me. We have plenty of databases using strings as Ids and they’re all more than fast enough for any of our purposes. And that’s with considerable volume going through.

    I’ve never seen bad performance from string ids be an issue.

    • @sinedpick
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      144 months ago

      so we’re calling “not doing pointless unnecessary work” premature optimization now? cool cool

    • @ebu
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      114 months ago

      “what are you talking about? a hammer removes bolts just fine. i personally don’t have an issue with the tiny bit of extra elbow grease to wedge the claw around the bolt-head and twist; if anything, it’s saving me effort from having to use a wrench.”

    • flere-imsaho
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      74 months ago

      why is it always programming dot dev?

    • @V0ldek
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      74 months ago

      I’ve never seen bad performance from string ids be an issue.

      You haven’t seen shit then, simple as that.