On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:51:17 +0200 Stephan Beal <sgb...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 6:56 AM, Keith Medcalf <kmedc...@dessus.com> >wrote: >> You don't ever really need a GUID at all. Simply use an "integer primary >> key" (an integer starting at 1) and simply pretend that it is being added >> to the applicable base GUID of your random choosing. Everything will still >> be unique and you will have saved yourself a crap load of storage space, >> index space, and conserved countless CPU cycles so that they can be spent >> on something more productive productive. >> I have never seen a need to actually use a GUID for anything, it is a >> ridiculous concept. >Until one implements a DCVS (i.e. Fossil), at which point sequential >numbers become literally impossible to generate. Ok. I can see where it may be necessary in a fully distributed system. _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
