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those exist for compatibility with Erlang. Elixir strings are UTF-8 encoded binaries.

• querulous 10y ago
  erlang 'strings' are utf-8 encoded binaries also, they just have slightly terrible syntax
  • angersock 10y ago
    Not the lists of integers that happen to be characters.
  • jeremyjh 10y ago
    This is incorrect. In erlang the binary type is like a blob or byte array. Strings are linked lists of individual code points. Elixir encodes strings in erlang binaries.
  • deleted 10y ago
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