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One non-performance reason is that incrementing IDs inherently leak information about your application and/or your company. If you create an account somewhere a
by spyspy 5y ago
One non-performance reason is that incrementing IDs inherently leak information about your application and/or your company. If you create an account somewhere and you see that your user ID is 452 you now know how many users the company has. In the company's eyes they'd probably prefer to keep that obscured.