I like UUIDs aesthetically. They're also an instant queue that something is an "entity" and familiar to people for that purpose. Databases and lots of other th

I like UUIDs aesthetically. They're also an instant queue that something is an "entity" and familiar to people for that purpose. Databases and lots of other things also have native support for them which makes them even more appealing to use. Of course, there are plenty of reasons to avoid them like the article discusses. I'd almost certainly not criticize someone for choosing smaller IDs as long as security isn't an issue.