I'm trying to decide on which UUID generator to use for my Postgres database, and I've narrowed it down to gen_random & uuid_generate_v1mc.
There's a fascinating article that discusses performance implications between gen_random_uuid & uuid_generate_v1mc:
TL;DR, the article suggests:
"Random produces very fragmented inserts that destroy tables. Use uuid_generate_v1mc() [instead].."
However, according to a message on this mailing list, Postgres doesn't have clustered indexes:
"But Postgres doesn't _have_ clustered indexes, so that article doesn't apply at all. The other authors appear to have missed this important point."
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/56798352.7060902%40uchicago.eduBut, doing a quick check, it appears Postgres does indeed have a mechanism for a clustered index:
So, does anyone know which is best? Or are the performance differences so minute they'd only matter in extremely unique circumstances?
Regards,
Luke Gordon
PS I attempted to reply to the above thread, but downloading the "raw" link resulted in a basic auth challenge. If I entered my mailing list credentials, I'd just get rechallenged with basic auth...
