that's a problem for those using 0 to terminate a string. if you don't there's no issue. you can read DMR's historical perspective on choosing 0 as a string ter

that's a problem for those using 0 to terminate a string. if you don't there's no issue. you can read DMR's historical perspective on choosing 0 as a string terminator here: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/dmr/chist.html http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/dmr/chist.html (critique section) even the C guys have moved on though, as Go (co-designed by Ken Thompson) illustrates.