[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] String positions and string slices

From: John Cowan <cowan>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:37:58 -0400

Chris Hanson scripsit:

> > For that matter, you can implement R5RS strings as vectors,
> > provided you are allowed to redefine "vector?". If strings
> > are massively more efficient than texts, though, people will
> > go on using them.
>
> But if they support only a small subset of characters, that will
> discourage their use pretty effectively.

Ha. If only. People won't enter the Unicode world unless dragged
in kicking and screaming.

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