> A simple ID like 3c6n63N is more than enough to represent any product while keeping it readable and making communication easier. A UUID alternative like a73ba12d-1d8b-2516-3aee-4b15e563a835 is just wasteful from a user’s perspective.
I would challenge the premise we appear to be starting from, that the average end user cares to be dealing with any random string of numbers and digits. GUIDs work well, they’re implemented everywhere, and you won’t find out long after you go into production you made some mistake that is going to make it so you have to migrate away from them.
I would challenge the premise we appear to be starting from, that the average end user cares to be dealing with any random string of numbers and digits. GUIDs work well, they’re implemented everywhere, and you won’t find out long after you go into production you made some mistake that is going to make it so you have to migrate away from them.