Is it not a better approach, when already assuming semi-niche usage, to rely on more information about the string? e.g. * Have some of your strings be guarante

Is it not a better approach, when already assuming semi-niche usage, to rely on more information about the string? e.g. * Have some of your strings be guaranteed-memoized, then just pass an index into the global/thread-local array of memoized strings. * In tight loops working on a few strings, ensure they are all short, then forego pointers altogether and just use the values. etc.