Choosing an identity in the world of databases is not as simple as it may seem. In fact, the choice of each identity (or ID) is part of a much larger strategy. “Life is short, data types are long,” someone once said (of course, they didn’t actually say it, but it would have been very cool if they had). This article leaves you face-to-face with the question “INTEGER or BINARY?” and aims to help you find the correct answer to it.
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A Big Decision in Identity Selection: INTEGER or BINARY?
- Post author By Halit YEŞİL
- Post date 08 January 2025
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