The introduction of collections to CQL addresses some of the concerns that frequently arose regarding Cassandra's primitive data model. They add richer capabilities that give developers more flexibility when modeling certain types of data.
Cassandra supports three collection types: sets, lists, and maps. In this section, we will examine each of these and take a look at how they're stored under the hood. But first, it's important to understand some basic rules regarding collections:
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