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Yeah, discussing the origins of string_view is like talking about who invented base-two numbering. :-)
by dogruck 9y ago
Yeah, discussing the origins of string_view is like talking about who invented base-two numbering. :-)
- humanrebar 9y agoYes. It is a small step from the well-worn convention to pass each char* around with its length.
- signa11 9y ago> Yes. It is a small step from the well-worn convention to pass each char* around with its length. kind of surprising to note that implicit 'string_view' conversions are now regarded as a good thing? on a side note, the language is _complicated_, and shows no signs of stopping ! 3 articles on move/copy ctor's and only one that applies to programming in general.