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Nick Chapsas July 12, 2024 8m

The New ID To Replace GUIDs and Integers in .NET

Summary

This video introduces UUID version 7, a new ID type in .NET 9 designed to address performance issues with GUIds and integers as primary keys in relational databases. Unlike traditional randomly generated GUIds (version 4), UUID v7 is time-ordered, incorporating a Unix timestamp to improve database sorting and performance. The practical takeaway is to consider using UUID v7 in .NET 9 applications for better database efficiency.

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