
49: 64 bytes of guaranteed uniqueness
Swift Package Indexing
Understanding Snowflake IDs
This chapter delves into Snowflake IDs, a method for generating unique identifiers in distributed systems, with origins from early Twitter technology. It also discusses a Swift package for easier implementation and the implications of using unique identifiers, including the nuances between bits and bytes.
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