Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier https://github.com/ulid/spec
Uses the Java implementation https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator
Why are these interesting? TL;DR
- they are sorted by time
- BTREE indexes work way better with less random data
- smaller index size due to similair keys
Mailing list post https://dev.lucee.org/t/add-support-for-ulids-createulid/12602