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Mahdi Dibaiee 2022-06-17 15:46:01 +01:00
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Today I and a friend went down a rabbit hole about Rust and how it manages the h
TL;DR:
`Box<str>` is a primitive `str` allocated on the heap, whereas `String` is actually a `Vec<unsigned char>`, also allocated on the heap, which allows for efficient removals and appendages. `Box<str>` (16 bytes) uses less memory than `String` (24 bytes).
`Box<str>` is a fixed-size primitive `str` allocated on the heap, whereas `String` is actually a `Vec<unsigned char>`, also allocated on the heap, which allows for efficient removals and appendages. `Box<str>` (16 bytes) uses less memory than `String` (24 bytes).
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