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>The integer value of a timestamp is just an increasing counter, ticking off each microsecond. The database itself has another form of increasing counter, the p
by JBiserkov 10y ago
>The integer value of a timestamp is just an increasing counter, ticking off each microsecond. The database itself has another form of increasing counter, the primary key.
This observation is either profound or trivial, depending on the mindset. The hundred-fold improvements it brings (along with the immutability) are not trivial, by any measure.