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Box<str> is still two words (length and pointer). That's better than the 3 words (length, pointer, capacity) for strings, but Box<String> is one word (not including the heap allocation).
Box<str> is still two words (length and pointer). That's better than the 3 words (length, pointer, capacity) for strings, but Box<String> is one word (not including the heap allocation).