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		sneak on Nov 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sqids – Generate short unique IDs from numbers Database PKs usually aren’t random, which AFAIK is what is usually used as the number in this case.

hot_gril on Nov 28, 2023 [–]

Database PK really shouldn't be exposed like this. I think that's what they're getting at, though. The thing is, sequential database PK is still shorter and more readable than a Sqid.

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