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"String" is hideously ambiguous and yes, people do want to change it. Does it mean a null-terminated array of bytes? How about length-prefixed? Does it mean a l
by regularfry 4y ago
"String" is hideously ambiguous and yes, people do want to change it. Does it mean a null-terminated array of bytes? How about length-prefixed? Does it mean a list of code points with some arbitrary storage format the API shields you from? Some combination? If you haven't seen these conversations and want to ascribe some dark motivation you don't agree with to improving the basic operating conditions we're all working in that's not on me.
- Chris2048 4y ago> people do want to change it A significant number of people? Or a small minority that will never gain the traction of "allowlist" advocates?