StoreAs behaves differently than normal query (without StoreAs)?

[shethhriday29]

This is for the Firebase realtime database, btw.

Does using StoreAs in a firebaseConnect() query make the data load differently than just doing a normal query?

For example:

let's say I query '/comments' and then also ( '/comments' but storeAs: '/comments'), the data will load faster the latter way. Specifically, on the initial isLoaded for the former, only old data (previously in the Redux store) will be there, but in the former, the initial isLoaded will include all the new data as well.

Also, componentDidUpdate happens faster with the StoreAs.

Thank you!