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Discussion on: 1 SQL Query You Should Stop Using

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Luke Carrier

How would you approach this problem if you're using UUIDs instead of numeric IDs? I think you'd need a separate sort order column whose value is derived from a sequence?

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Abdisalan

Exactly, in order to benefit from this you need a field that you can order your data by.
A common example is using the created_at field along with your UUID to break ties.

There's a deeper explanation here if you'd like
use-the-index-luke.com/no-offset