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This brings me to another important conclusion: an array of objects is to be used when I'm collecting a group of "things" that have a number of unique characteristics. Perhaps a different way to describe this is to say that an array of objects is to be used when I'm representing a group of "things" that are unique enough to merit the use of an object for each array item, instead of using a primitive data structure, such as a string.

A perfect example of using an array of objects is to, for example, group an array of users in an app.

Here's such a group of users, represented as an array of JavaScript objects:

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:001 > Cmd/Ctrl-Enter to run, Cmd/Ctrl-/ to comment