Generating GUID

Question

I am thinking to use a GUID in my .net app which uses SQL Server. Should I be writing a stored procedure which generates the GUID on each record entered or should I be direc

Answer 1

My preference is to create GUID in the application not the db.

• Simplifies the retrieval of rows after insertion.
• Easier domain/business layer unit testing.
• Faster. At least for entity framework. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2010/06/28/performance-impact-of-server-side-generated-guids-in-ef.aspx