Following up on the different types of IDs from last time, it’s often useful to have an ID that can be sent in a URL. The unique ID may not be appropriate for many reasons. Many systems use something called a slug for this purpose. A slug must be unique, but can change under some… Read More »
Several times in my career, I’ve needed to deal with data structures that lasted more than a short period of time. Sometimes they were actual objects, sometimes just collections of data that belong together without any actual behavior. Many times these structures needed to be stored somewhere. When working on projects like that, I find… Read More »