Re: Using PK value as a String

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



In response to Moritz Onken <onken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> We chose UUID as PK because there is still some information in an  
> integer key.
> You can see if a user has registered before someone else (user1.id <  
> user2.id)
> or you can see how many new users registered in a specific period of  
> time
> (compare the id of the newest user to the id a week ago). This is  
> information
> which is in some cases critical.

So you're accidentally storing critical information in magic values
instead of storing it explicitly?

Good luck with that.

-- 
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/

wmoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 412-422-3463x4023


[Postgresql General]     [Postgresql PHP]     [PHP Users]     [PHP Home]     [PHP on Windows]     [Kernel Newbies]     [PHP Classes]     [PHP Books]     [PHP Databases]     [Yosemite]

  Powered by Linux