[fpc-devel] Encoded AnsiString

Craig Peterson craig at scootersoftware.com
Tue Jan 7 16:24:42 CET 2014


>> The compiler supports AnsiStrings, but these are hidden for *mobile*
>> targets.
> Any reason for this strangeness ?

They're using the mobile compiler as an opportunity to break backwards
compatibility and push the language in the directions they want to go.
A single, 0-based string type, automatic reference counting, no "with",
etc.  Apparently the developers they're chasing after are too stupid to
know how to deal with more than one string type.

-- 
Craig Peterson
Scooter Software




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