André Baltieri

Category: Database

  • The dark side of the GUID

    The dark side of the GUID

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    Andre Baltieri
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    In this article we are going to deep dive in a very old battle: GUID vs INT and try to understand what are the benefits from each one. Introduction When a CPU processes data, the size of the data being processed—such as a GUID (128-bit) versus an INT (32-bit)—has a significant impact on the efficiency…