We've been tracking the location of a token in the file using a pair of numbers, but Rust has a better way: a Range. After some debate and wandering, we make the code a little better with this change.
The interlude music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/hunk-golden/single/blood-collateral-otherwise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blood, Collateral, & Otherwise</a> by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/hunk-golden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hunk Golden</a>, used under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.
More info: <a href="https://artificialworlds.net/blog/2025/07/25/mini-rust-in-rust-039-span-as-range" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://artificialworlds.net/blog/2025/07/25/mini-rust-in-rust-039-span-as-range</a>

We've been tracking the location of a token in the file using a pair of numbers, but Rust has a better way: a Range. After some debate and wandering, we make the code a little better with this change. The interlude music is Blood, Collateral, & Otherwise by Hunk Golden, used under the Attribution 4.0 International License. More info: https://artificialworlds.net/blog/2025/07/25/mini-rust-in-rust-039-span-as-range

We've been tracking the location of a token in the file using a pair of numbers, but Rust has a better way: a Range. After some debate and wandering, we make the code a little better with this change.
The interlude music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/hunk-golden/single/blood-collateral-otherwise/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blood, Collateral, &amp; Otherwise</a> by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/hunk-golden/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hunk Golden</a>, used under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.
More info: <a href="https://artificialworlds.net/blog/2025/07/25/mini-rust-in-rust-039-span-as-range" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://artificialworlds.net/blog/2025/07/25/mini-rust-in-rust-039-span-as-range</a>

Mini-rust in Rust 039: Spans should be ranges

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