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Posts tagged “identifiers”
3 articles.
Safety First, with Kotlin's Inline Classes
How Kotlin's inline (value) classes enforce type-safe domain identifiers at compile time, with zero runtime overhead compared to wrapper objects.
Ditch Auto-Increment PKs: Distributed Databases with UUIDs
Why migrating from auto-increment primary keys to UUIDs is essential for distributed systems, and a practical guide to making the transition.
Predictably Unique: Deterministic UUIDs (v3 & v5)
A deep dive into UUID versions 3 and 5: deterministic, name-spaced identifiers that ensure consistency across migrations and integrations.