[fpc-devel] But what /is/ a string?

[Marco van de Voort]

In our previous episode, Jonas Maebe said:
> > Seriously, even if you forget compatibility, it is impossible to assess
> > something like that without in-depth design (and preferably a test
> > implementation).
> 
> Could always look at Delphi XE3:  
> http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/9146192.rss :)

Assuming you mean the stringhelper remark, that is exactly what I wouldn't
do. That looks like a compatibility workaround to me, instead of
reengineering without compatibility.