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https://segment.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-uuid/
https://github.com/ulid/spec/issues
I went through this exploration a while back for a new project and decided on uuidv7s, which are binary compatible with ULIDs but will likely find more support as they get added to the original UUID RFC.
Either UUIDv7 or XIDs seem like better choices than ULIDs for new projects.
* Supabase on different primary key considerations: https://supabase.com/blog/choosing-a-postgres-primary-key
* Postgres extension for generating various kinds of IDs: https://github.com/VADOSWARE/pg_idkit
https://github.com/ulid/spec/issues
I went through this exploration a while back for a new project and decided on uuidv7s, which are binary compatible with ULIDs but will likely find more support as they get added to the original UUID RFC.
Either UUIDv7 or XIDs seem like better choices than ULIDs for new projects.
* Supabase on different primary key considerations: https://supabase.com/blog/choosing-a-postgres-primary-key
* Postgres extension for generating various kinds of IDs: https://github.com/VADOSWARE/pg_idkit