Many languages forbid mutable strings. They aren't really a very good idea, imo. Even less of a good idea are extensible strings. More complex data structures a

Many languages forbid mutable strings. They aren't really a very good idea, imo. Even less of a good idea are extensible strings. More complex data structures are required for efficient extensible strings, and this complexity shouldn't be hidden in a simple interface. Better to have a Buffer type or something that is distinct from the String type so programmers are made aware of the performance/allocation characteristics. Though, this is kind of ridiculous to even talk about, since the CPU and compiler itself are responsible for the greatest sins of hiding something unimaginably complex behind a simple interface. Ah, the joys of the 6502 and the Commodore 64!