sc/string/README.md

Length prefixed string

Length prefixed C strings, length is at the start of the allocated memory

e.g :
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 'T' | 'E' | 'S' | 'T' | '\0'|
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                ^
              return
User can keep pointer to first character, so it's like C style strings with
additional functionality when it's used with these functions here.

Pros

• User gets a null terminated char*, so it still works with c style string
  functions, e.g printf, strcmp.
• Faster length access and copy.
• Provides a few more functions to make easier create/append/trim/substring
  operations.

Cons

• 4 bytes fixed overhead per string.

Memory

• 4 bytes fixed overhead per string.

Performance

• Faster length access and copy.
• When you create/set/append a string new memory is allocated. If you are
  modifying strings a lot, consider using buffer-like implementation for that if
  performance is critical for your use-case. I modify strings rarely but access
  a lot (copy/move etc.), so ease of use and read/copy/move performance was
  primary goal for this implementation.