On Friday, 6 February 2026 08:19:37 Pacific Standard Time Sebastian Wittmeier
via Std-Proposals wrote:
> A) would be good for quick estimates, e.g. buffer space
>
> B) would be a safety-feature/limit for mutable C strings, if the NUL byte
> gets overwritten

I don't think a type with "view" in the name should allow mutating, at all.

If you want to change the string, go back to the original buffer, which is
probably a std::string, std::vector, or std::span. That one will provide you
with the capacity.

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