You Should Use Maps and Sets in JS

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In this video CJ talks about the scenarios when it is better to use Maps and Sets instead of Objects and Arrays in JavaScript. 00:00 Intro 01:09 The problem with Objects 02:41 When to use a Map 03:07 How to use Map 04:34 Create a Map from an Object 04:59 Object Keys are Strings 05:59 Create a Map from an Array 07:02 Map methods are nice 07:45 JSON.stringify a Map 08:53 Sets 09:15 The problem with Array.includes 10:36 Making a Set with an Object 11:50 Create a Set from an Array 12:23 Sets and Duplicate Values 12:58 Set methods on MDN 13:21 Thanks for watching Listen to episode 689 on Syntax: https://syntax.fm/show/689/you-should-be-using-javascript-maps-and-sets Read about Map on MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Map Read about Set on MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Set ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! https://www.syntax.fm/links Brought to you by Sentry, use code tastytreats to get your first 2 months free: https://sentry.io/syntax/ #javascript #webdevelopment #programming #typescript