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algorithmsRcool | 5 months ago

Isn't Span<T> the exact same concept?

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titzer|5 months ago

Conceptually they are almost identical, though Virgil has explicit source syntax for making a subrange. One important difference, according to [1] Span<T> can only live on the stack. There are no lifetime restrictions for Range<T> in Virgil.

[1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2018...

achandlerwhite|5 months ago

Memory<T> is the heap compatible version of Span<T> in C# for anyone curious.