High Redux Question 191 of 229

What is normalized state and why avoid nested arrays of entities?

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Normalization stores entities by id in a map plus an array of ids for order.

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Normalization stores entities by
id in a map plus an array of ids for order.
2
Updates become cheap and
consistent across lists.
3
Nested copies of the
same user in many arrays go stale, which is why RTK entity adapters exist.
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Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
5
Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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“Updates become cheap and consistent across lists.”

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Updatesbecomecheapandconsistentacross

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Normalization stores entities by id in a map plus an array of ids for order. Updates become cheap and consistent across lists.