> To solve these problems, Umbra, the research predecessor of CedarDB, invented what Andy Pavlo now affectionately (we assume ;)) calls “German-style strings”.
This is how Borland Turbo Pascal stored strings as far back as the first version in mid-80s.
This is how Borland Turbo Pascal stored strings as far back as the first version in mid-80s.
Length followed by the string.