What data type is recommended for ID columns?

Question

I realize this question is very likely to have been asked before, but I\'ve searched around a little among questions on StackOverflow, and I didn\'t really find an answer to

Answer 1

Follow Cletus's advice, with the additional caveat of it largely depends on what your storting. Never, ever, use a GUID. GUID's have a whole bundle of downsides, and only one or two upsides.