go string rune byte

what's the difference anyways

how do you convert the idea of a symbol to something the computer can represent?

def

as humans see it

• string: immutable sequence of 0+ character
• string literal: immutable utf8 sequence of 0+ characters
• character: valid sequence of 1+ runes (code points)
• rune: valid sequence of 1+ bytes
• byte: 8 bits

examples

the process of turning ideas into bits and bytes a computer can read

• ab is:
  • 1 string length 2
  • 2 characters
  • 2 runes
  • 2 bytes
• 日本 is:
  • 1 string length 6
  • 2 character
  • 2 runes
  • 6 bytes
• 👩‍🏫 is:
  • 1 string length 11
  • 1 character
  • 3 runes
  • 11 bytes