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Re:Rapidstring: Maybe the fastest string library ever by zlynx on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @05:15PM (#17667059)
Why try to redefine the word "string?"

In computer jargon I believe CISC and the PDP-11 have seniority. That's why all multi-word functions like memcpy are in C's string.h header.

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Re:Rapidstring: Maybe the fastest string library ever by lifthrasiir on Thursday August 02, 2018 @01:25AM (#17669386)
Hey, even C contains a locale-dependent string comparison, namely `strcoll` (since 1990!).

I admit two words "string" and "text" are now interchangable. But that doesn't make strings have less requirements, people are just expecting more out of strings.

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