Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of OpaqueText

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04/01/12 08:17:49 (14 months ago)
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GregWeber
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  • OpaqueText

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    1111== Summary == 
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    13 A short summary of the extension/modification. 
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     14Add the Text datatype to the language. 
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     16The text package for GHC exposes a Text datatype that represents a string. 
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     18The current String = [Char] standard has issues with 
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     20  * efficiency: there are more efficient representations than linked lists 
     21  * correctness: for Unicode correctness, one must operate on a string as a whole rather than individual code points 
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     23Promoting Text solves both of these issues. 
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    1526== Description ==