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Hamada Habib @ihfbib

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

Joined November 2011
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
12 Nov 2025
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
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
12 Nov 2025
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
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
12 Nov 2025
# 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.
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
12 Nov 2025
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
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
12 Nov 2025
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
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
10 Nov 2025
🚀 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 👇
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
10 Nov 2025
Next update (this weekend) • Binary (12-byte) storage mode • Ordered / hybrid ID modes • Bulk insert helpers • Native PostgreSQL objectid domain • Caching for bin2hex conversions
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
10 Nov 2025
⚡ 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
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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
9 Nov 2025
🚀 Released Laravel ObjectId — a super-fast MongoDB-style ID for Laravel. Works with MySQL, MariaDB & PostgreSQL — no MongoDB needed. ⚡ 3× faster than UUID 📦 24 chars 🕒 Chronologically sortable 🔗 medium.com/@ihfbib/introduci… #Laravel #PHP #ObjectId

🚀 Introducing Laravel ObjectId — The Fastest MongoDB-Style Identifier for Laravel Models

Works seamlessly with MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL — no MongoDB required.

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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
9 Nov 2025
Laravel ObjectId Quick benchmark (10,000 iterations)

ALT Laravel ObjectId Quick benchmark (10,000 iterations)

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Hamada Habib@ihfbib
9 Nov 2025
Might be interesting for @PovilasKorop 👋 Open source on GitHub → github.com/wooserv/laravel-o… #Laravel #PHP #OpenSource
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OussamaMater@OussamaMater
18 Jul 2024
Laravel Tip💡: Unique Request Identifiers Have you ever needed to code a unique identifier for a request, such as for caching purposes? Laravel ships with the "fingerprint" method that allows you to generate a unique identifier for your requests 🚀 #laravel
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