> std::string has a static size, the buffer itself is dynamically sized Yeah, I guess if you're happy with the stack-allocated buffer being sized at compile-ti

> std::string has a static size, the buffer itself is dynamically sized Yeah, I guess if you're happy with the stack-allocated buffer being sized at compile-time (either switching or overflowing into heap-allocated storage if it gets too big) this all becomes very straightforward. If you want the stack storage to be runtime-sized (or resizeable) then I agree it's going to be a real pain in the neck. It doesn't fit into the C++ programming model cleanly at all. A pity.