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Strings.Builder

As explained in Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects

strings.Builder is a Go standard-library type that efficiently accumulates string data while minimizing allocations.

Use strings.Builder when a loop must combine several strings. Go strings are immutable, so repeated += operations allocate a new string and copy earlier contents; Builder accumulates characters more efficiently. section 5.2.1

Implementing String on feedback

A feedback value can implement fmt.Stringer by writing each hint into a Builder and returning the completed string: var sb strings.Builder for _, h := range fb { sb.WriteString(h.String()) } return sb.String() The naive output += h.String() implementation is retained only for benchmarking; strings.Join is another option when the data already exists as a []string. section 5.2.1

How Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects covers it

How deep it goes
Explains immutable strings, allocation costs, and a complete Builder loop, but stops short of detailed allocation internals.
Examples
Uses a word-game feedback type, hint status strings, a naive concatenation benchmark, and a Builder-based String method.
What you can do after
Apply it via Go's strings package to assemble repeated string output inside loops.
How it connects
Connects strings.Builder with Stringer, strings.Join, string immutability, slices, and benchmarking.

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