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Explain that Cow<str> is the way to borrow string if possible, copy otherwise
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Description
<sarnold> what do you think about calling out Cow<> in https://serde.rs/borrow.html as the solution to this issue? it's in there, but not really pointed out as magical :)
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the borrow documentation at https://serde.rs/borrow.html and review how borrowed and owned strings are currently explained. Done means the page clearly calls out Cow as the option that borrows when possible and copies otherwise.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100