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dep_b on Aug 10, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Swift 5: start your engines

I think strings in Swift are primarily meant to be very correct above being fast or easy to use. It's more strict than both Python 2 and 3. Handling of languages that use really complex character compositions springs to mind.

mahyarm on Aug 10, 2017 [–]

There is no obvious way to turn that off fortunately, when you don't need it.

LeoNatan25 on Aug 10, 2017 | [–]

I think it's coming. Part of the String Manifesto Apple has is that they want to give both worlds.

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