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Aug 13, 2024 · Backend Development
Why Go 1.22’s []byte(str) Conversion Beats Unsafe: Benchmarks and Deep Dive
The article investigates Go 1.22’s claim that simple type casting []byte(str) can replace unsafe‑based string‑to‑byte conversions, presents four implementation variants, runs detailed benchmarks on macOS M2 and Linux amd64, analyses compiler inlining and escape behavior, and explains the hidden pitfalls of capacity and mutability in the k8s shortcut.
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