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		yuushi on Dec 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why databases use ordered indexes but programming ... Define "way easier". The interface, at least for day to day operations, is basically identical.

garmaine on Dec 10, 2019 [–]

Supports more features like ordered traversal, generally faster in most cases (yup!), consistent api cost, doesn’t invalidate iterators on certain operations like moving between maps. That’s just off the top of my head.

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