[swift-evolution] String type re-evaluation

[Norbert Lindenberg]

In the discussion of “SE-0027 Expose code unit initializers on String”, Dave Abrahams and Doug Gregor alluded to a re-evaluation of the String type [1, 2]. Is any information available already about this re-evaluation? I’m particularly interested in whether it includes changes to the definition of Character, whose current tie to extended grapheme clusters is quite problematic for some Brahmic scripts.

Thanks,
Norbert

[1] https://lists.swift.org/pipermail/swift-evolution/Week-of-Mon-20160215/010276.html
[2] https://lists.swift.org/pipermail/swift-evolution/Week-of-Mon-20160222/010875.html