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Set by lizmat on 8 June 2022.
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disbot <simon_sibl> why do I need to "encode" a Str to get its size in bytes ? 08:22
<simon_sibl> since bytes length is encoding independent 08:23
crnlskn as far as I understand, a `Str` doesn't know or care about a specific byte-level representation, and actively changes the internal representation depending on context and operation 08:32
that's why you have to ask for a Blob as a specific byte-level representation if you want to concern yourself with bytes 08:33
disbot <simon_sibl> I think thats a good update I just made then, using Buf[uint8] and not caring about encoding, otherwise before it would always convert to utf8 08:41
<simon_sibl> now it is encoding unaware if I can say it that way xD which is better if someone wanna paste utf16 or whatever other encoding 08:42
<simon_sibl> and I get a Blob anyway from the socket supply, so better perf as well 08:43
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