The Eric Normand Podcast

What's the problem with using arrays for pizza toppings?

Nov 28, 2022
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INSIGHT

Arrays Cause Redundant States

  • Using arrays for pizza toppings causes multiple data representations of the same pizza due to order variation.
  • This redundancy complicates queries, making it messy and hard to maintain.
ADVICE

Use Sets or Maps for Toppings

  • Use a collection that ignores order like a set or a map to represent pizza toppings properly.
  • Prefer maps to allow duplicate toppings by storing counts as values.
INSIGHT

Equality Semantics Simplify Models

  • Maps provide equality semantics where order doesn't affect representation, making pizza models simpler.
  • Equality is crucial as it ensures identical pizzas have the same representation regardless of topping order.
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