Apoorv Tyagi • 7/26/2021

NanoID - A URL Friendly Unique Identifier

This article introduces NanoID, a tiny, secure, URL-friendly unique string ID generator that serves as an alternative to UUIDs. It explains how NanoID's smaller size improves data transfer and storage, especially in large-scale systems. The article highlights NanoID's use of a cryptographically strong API, custom alphabets, and lack of third-party dependencies for stability. It includes benchmark comparisons, code examples in JavaScript, and discusses collision risks. NanoID is available in multiple programming languages, making it versatile for distributed systems and software development.

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#distributed systems #uuid #Unique Identifiers