> Sorry, but slugs serve a real purpose, so your solution is only a solution in the sense that walking is a solution for a broken down car. This doesn't replac

> Sorry, but slugs serve a real purpose, so your solution is only a solution in the sense that walking is a solution for a broken down car. This doesn't replace slugs, at all - the slugs are still generated, this replaces the SQL unique sequencer. The SQL sequencer which isn't universally supported, and has a different API on every platform.. many modern applications have Redis or a similar atomic structure store which could provide an interim solution, short of building a purpose built ticket provisioning system such as that employed by Flickr.