> On Aug 17, 2016, at 1:57 PM, William Sumner <prestonsum...@me.com> wrote:
> You may be interested in this article by Mike Ash, which gives a rationale > for the String API, including why indexes aren't simple integers: > https://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/friday-qa-2015-11-06-why-is-swifts-string-api-so-hard.html Thanks for the pointer. I guess being told *why* the String API is so hard doesn’t make me feel much better about the fact that it *is* hard. It opens: “One of the biggest complaints I see from people using Swift is the String API. It's difficult and obtuse, and people often wish it were more like string APIs in other languages.” It’s been said on the list that they are thinking about rewriting the String at some point. I’m hoping that the API can be made simpler. -Kenny _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list swift-evolution@swift.org https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
