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by wizzwizz4 193 days ago
They should use the integer primary key of the users table, of course.
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Nah, that’s too 1985.

Because client doesn’t know it, inserts can be slow in cross-db environment.

Guid is always better (can be client generated), and modern guid versions can be ordered chronologically

That's probably an implementation feature that is hidden and not dependable if it exists at all.
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