--- title: "Discussion on \"πŸ—ΊοΈ Maps Explained Like You're 5\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"πŸ—ΊοΈ Maps Explained Like You're 5\". Key-value pairs for lookup\nDay 136 of 149\nπŸ‘‰ Full deep-dive with code examples\n\nThe Phone Book Analogy\nRemember phone books?\n\nFind \"Smith\" β†’ Flip directly to S section\nLook up the name β†’ Get the phone number\nYou don't scan from the beginning!\n\nMaps w..." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/maps-eli5-mp0dabl8/6a010bed90bb86a8fd8a8291" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [πŸ—ΊοΈ Maps Explained Like You're 5](https://esreekarreddy.hashnode.dev/maps-eli5-mp0dabl8?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Key-value pairs for lookup Day 136 of 149 πŸ‘‰ Full deep-dive with code examples The Phone Book Analogy Remember phone books? Find "Smith" β†’ Flip directly to S section Look up the name β†’ Get the phone number You don't scan from the beginning! Maps w... May 10 Β· 2 min read Β· esreekarreddy.hashnode.dev Read the article - [#beginners](https://hashnode.com/tag/beginners) - [#datastructures](https://hashnode.com/tag/datastructures) - [#eli5](https://hashnode.com/tag/eli5) ## Written by [Sreekar Reddy](https://hashnode.com/@esreekarreddy) @esreekarreddy Β· Sydney, Australia [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@esreekarreddy) AI engineer in making. Explaining tech like you're 5. Building AI systems and writing about how they actually work. Master of AI @ University of Technology Sydney. Previously B.Tech CS with focus on IoT. I believe the best way to learn is to explain. That's why I'm documenting tech concepts with simple analogies (@sreekarreddy.com). AWS Certified β€’ Azure AI Certified β€’ Neo4j Professional β€’ Google Data Analytics When not coding: exploring Sydney, working on side projects, and teaching tech to anyone who'll listen. ## Responses Markdown supported Β· βŒ˜β†΅ to post No responses yet.