[boost] Re: [container] New deque implementation and future plans

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15. GermanString - I would suggest picking better name, unless it really sticks in the community. https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1e5gzq2/comment/ldmj266/

Yes, I found this name surprising too.

It reminds me a lot of Pascal strings. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25068903/what-are-pascal-strings