string is rarely useful as a function argument

[Walter Bright]

On 12/28/2011 10:08 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> The only solution is to explain Walter no other programmer in the world codes
> UTF like him. Really. I emulate that sometimes (learned from him) but I see code
> from hundreds of people day in and day out - it's never like his.
>
> Once we convince him, he'll be like "ah, I see what you mean. Requiring .rep is
> awesome. Let's do it."

If that ever happens, I owe you a beer. Maybe two!

Maybe it's hubris, but I think D nails what a string type should be. I'm 
extremely reluctant to mess with its success. It strikes the right balance 
between aesthetics, efficiency and utility.

C++11 and C11 appear to have copied it.