Re: how would D be different if string were const(char)[]?

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On Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 13:08:18 UTC, Daniel Davidson 
wrote:
If it would be no different then why prefer immutable(char)[] 
for string?

Strings are immutable in quite a few other languages. Ex: Java, 
Python. I found this old article written by Walter:

http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/invariant-strings/228700475