javascript - Firebase update vs set

Question

As the title says, I can't get the differences between update and set. Also the docs can't help me, as the update example works exactly the same if I use set instead.

The update example from the docs:

function writeNewPost(uid, username, title, body) {

    var postData = {
        author: username,
        uid: uid,
        body: body,
        title: title,
        starCount: 0
    };

    var newPostKey = firebase.database().ref().child('posts').push().key;

    var updates = {};
    updates['/posts/' + newPostKey] = postData;
    updates['/user-posts/' + uid + '/' + newPostKey] = postData;

    return firebase.database().ref().update(updates);
}

The same example using set

function writeNewPost(uid, username, title, body) {

    var postData = {
        author: username,
        uid: uid,
        body: body,
        title: title,
        starCount: 0
    };

    var newPostKey = firebase.database().ref().child('posts').push().key;

    firebase.database().ref().child('/posts/' + newPostKey).set(postData);
    firebase.database().ref().child('/user-posts/' + uid + '/' + newPostKey).set(postData);
}

So maybe the example from the docs should be updated, because now it looks like update and set do the exact same thing.

Kind regards, Bene

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