On Dec 23, 3:58 am, seeker <santi...@ananzi.co.za> wrote: > "1) we cannot break backward compatibility" > - Would it break backward compatibility if the default type remains as > integer? Only in required cases would the type be set as uuid.
in theory. but in practice you cannot have an integer long enough to guarantee no collisions. > "2) making id a uuid is not sufficient because you also need to > timestamp records" > - Sorry, don't understand why that would be necessary. Because if you two databases contain the same record and want to merge you need to be able to determine the most recent record. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
