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Ben Weidig

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Software developer, entrepreneur, author, blogger. Mostly Java, sometimes Swift, Golang, Bash and all the other fun stuff.

25 Followers  |  2 Following  |  3 Posts  |  Joined: 06.12.2024
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UUIDv7 in Java Time-Ordered IDs for a Modern World

My latest article is a deep dive on UUIDv7 in Java.
A lot of devs are still defaulting to UUIDv4 without realizing there's a standardized, time-ordered alternative that shines at certain use cases, especially for databases.

Medium: medium.com/@benweidig/b...

Blog: belief-driven-design.com/3ccbb/

18.12.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Fast Are Streams Really? A Realistic Look at Performance and When It Matters

In my latest article, "How Fast Are Streams Really?" I look into the performance trade-offs between Java Streams and loops.
When does Stream overhead become negligible, and when should you stick with loops?

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Don’t like Medium? belief-driven-design.com/how-fast-are...

29.04.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Everyone Talks About Zig What’s All the Hype About?

My latest article, "Why Everyone Talks About Zig" is now live!

From its minimalist design philosophy to its powerful built-in tooling, Zig stands out in ways that both challenge and complement other system programming contenders like C, Rust, and Go.

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