System Design Interview Basics | Unique ID Generator

[@ketokittiz8546]

Thank you for the video. Could you please tell us more about deduping process? I saw other comment, but I still don't get idea what value will be stored within 24 bits.

[@braveuser1919]

What happens if NTP winds the clock backwards? How will this process ensure that the IDs generated are still unique if we go backwards in time?

[@stackunderflow5951]

The answer is, no way. The approach described here is not suitable if strict increment is required.

[@saulthere6912]

Hi
What is deduping process?

[@WorkWithGoogler]

simple piece of code like:
if (cur_timestamp == prev_timestamp) {
++counter; // deduping field
} else {
prev_timestamp = cur_timestamp
}

[@saulthere6912]

@@WorkWithGoogler Thank you.