I never thought anything was inconsistent about `newSeq` and `newString`. Strings and sequences are value types, but they are still GC'd.
* * * Oh, and the other thing to note is that we're working on the new runtime, where strings and sequences can be non-GC. This brings both types closer in nature to primitives, as mentioned. Personally, I always initialize my strings and sequences with `""` and `@[]`. I think this feels better than using a proc, because these types are builtins. So if we are considering switching to `initSeq` and `initString`, how about just `""` and `@[]`?
