Does Property Length Matter in Large Collections?
TLDR Nikhil inquired whether the property length matters in large collections. Jason clarified that only the property value length affects index sizes.

Mar 23, 2023 (6 months ago)
Nikhil
07:25 PM{n: 'Richard', ... }
instead of {name: 'Richard', ... }
?Jason
07:26 PMJason
07:27 PMNikhil
07:27 PM
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