Hamada Habib

Full Stack dev — 20+ yrs in WordPress, 4+ in Laravel, 10+ in Technical SEO 🚀 Focused on speed, scale & clean code.

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

Ever wondered how Twitter’s Snowflake IDs actually work? 🧊

You don’t need a huge system to build one.
Just mix:
🕒 timestamp bits
🧩 machine id
🔢 sequence counter
That’s it — unique, ordered, and distributed.
Sometimes simplicity wins. ⚙️
#PHP #Laravel #ObjectId #Snowflake

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

Choosing an ID isn’t about syntax — it’s about scale & topology.

BigInt → single node
UUID/ULID → multi region
ObjectId → distributed & time-aware
Stay tuned for our next deep dive on how ObjectId performs across MySQL & PostgreSQL. ⚡
#Laravel #PHP #UUID #ULID #ObjectId

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

Every system needs unique IDs.
But not all IDs are created equal.
Let’s break down the 5 main types developers use today — and when each one makes sense 👇

BigInt / UUID v4 / UUID v7 / ULID / ObjectId

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

# ULID & ObjectId

Both embed a timestamp + randomness.
Sortable by creation time.
Compact (26 / 24 chars).
ObjectId also encodes machine + process info = naturally distributed.

✅ Ideal for scalable, sharded systems.

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

@e_lfanew @jontybehr @PovilasKorop Fair point — Postgres UUID type is great when you stay in that stack.
ObjectId focuses on cross-DB portability (MySQL, SQLite, Postgres) and fast, ordered IDs in pure PHP.
Not for crypto — for performance & indexing.

Binary mode planned

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

We’ve seen your questions about binary columns, BigInt, and real-world performance 👀

✅ ObjectId is optimized for both read & write ops.
✅ Binary mode is on the roadmap — with proper casting.
✅ Benchmarks done. Coming soon.
#Laravel #PHP #ObjectId #UUID #ULID

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

@amitgupta @PovilasKorop Good point, Amit — indeed uniqueness is critical! ObjectId ensures uniqueness through a 96-bit structure (timestamp + machine + process + counter), similar to MongoDB’s proven design — practically collision-free even at millions/sec. Appreciate your insight! 🙏

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

⚡ Tiny release tonight (PHP improvements)

Big update this weekend — with deeper benchmarks on real apps (tens of thousands of records & relations).
Follow @ihfbib for upcoming performance reports!

#Laravel #PHP #OpenSource #Database #UUID #ULID

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

🚀 We're building Laravel ObjectId at WooServ Labs — bringing MongoDB-style performance to pure PHP & Laravel.
Here’s a quick thread on how it compares to UUID and ULID, what we’ve learned from benchmarks, and where we’re heading 👇

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

Next update (this weekend)
• Binary (12-byte) storage mode
• Ordered / hybrid ID modes
• Bulk insert helpers
• Native PostgreSQL objectid domain
• Caching for bin2hex conversions

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

@lo_fye @amitgupta @PovilasKorop Exactly, Derek — that’s a great clarification.
ObjectId’s structure was designed for distributed systems too, embedding time and process entropy to avoid replication conflicts.
Will include more replication-style benchmarks soon

[Hamada Habib @ihfbib]

@arcticawe @PovilasKorop Good idea! bigint is definitely worth including for reference — it’s the classic baseline for auto-increment setups.

We’ll add it to the next benchmark round alongside UUIDv7 and binary ObjectId mode.

Thanks for the suggestion.