4 ms·UUIDs Are Popular, but Bad for Performance4 points by PanMan 5y agoPanMan 5y agoI liked the article, but would also expect a version with an auto_increment integer ID, and an indexed UUID field. The ID can be used 'internally' - for joins and indexes, the UUID as external ID. Best of both worlds?ezekg 5y agoSimple: use PostgreSQL and enjoy native UUIDs.