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Re:Rust's 2017 Roadmap by cpeterso on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:39PM (#13591999)
Why not rename String to StrBuf everywhere with a String = StrBuf type alias for backwards compatibility, if this would clarify new users' understanding of String/str?
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Re:Rust's 2017 Roadmap by steveklabnik on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @07:32PM (#13594490)
It's not clear that there's a ton of benefit, and not everyone agrees with me that StrBuf is a good name.
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