Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Ray Dillinger (24 Jan 2012 16:53 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (24 Jan 2012 19:05 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Per Bothner (24 Jan 2012 19:25 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (24 Jan 2012 20:26 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Per Bothner (24 Jan 2012 20:46 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (24 Jan 2012 21:20 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn (25 Jan 2012 00:26 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Per Bothner (25 Jan 2012 01:09 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn (25 Jan 2012 02:08 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (25 Jan 2012 02:31 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn (25 Jan 2012 02:35 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (25 Jan 2012 02:44 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn (25 Jan 2012 03:26 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Per Bothner (25 Jan 2012 03:43 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn (25 Jan 2012 12:58 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Per Bothner (25 Jan 2012 19:59 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn (25 Jan 2012 23:49 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (25 Jan 2012 21:00 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Ray Dillinger (25 Jan 2012 18:57 UTC)
Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings John Cowan (25 Jan 2012 01:38 UTC)

Re: [Scheme-reports] fresh empty strings Alex Shinn 25 Jan 2012 03:26 UTC

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:43 AM, John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org> wrote:
> Alex Shinn scripsit:
>
>> It has insertion, replacement and deletion operations.
>> These return new objects, but that doesn't have to be
>> any less efficient than an explicitly mutable API.
>
> I already made that point: immutable string APIs are sufficient.  But if
> you *want* a truly imperative, not functional, string API, then a buffer
> gap is your friend.

And my point is that you can have a mutable API without
exposing the implementation - especially a bad choice of
implementation.

--
Alex

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