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		umanwizard 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flattening Rust’s learning curve Another difference is that &str is guaranteed to be utf-8, whereas const char* can be any encoding (or no encoding).

pdpi 3 months ago [–]

Also, &str is closer to const uint8_t* than it is to const char*. Chars are signed by default and are at least 8 bits, but can be wider.

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