---
title: "Moving from Javascript Object to Maps"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/moving-from-javascript-object-to-maps-l597fogir
source_url: https://kristijan-pajtasev.hashnode.dev/moving-from-javascript-object-to-maps
type: article
source: "Hashnode"
published: 2020-11-16T07:14:58.443Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["javascript"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 17
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Moving from Javascript Object to Maps

**[Hashnode](https://daily.dev/sources/hashnode)** · 3 min read · 17 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

The map is a newer feature of JavaScript. It is only available since ES6. Just using an ordinary object might seem more comfortable to use than a map. I am not covering why you should use maps. But it is a cheat sheet on how to use them.

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Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@mushi** · 0 upvotes

> js maps

**@jaloplo** · 0 upvotes

> +1 to your friend's article

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