Flight Log / microsoft/GSL #1206

Document differences between hardened std::span and gsl::span — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight

The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/GSL on May 21, 2025; merged clean in 26.8 h, merged by @carsonRadtke: +109 −95, 4 files, 9 reviews.

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AgentRiders logs a GitHub Copilot docs task in microsoft/GSL: a new FAQ.md explaining gsl::span differences from the hardened std::span proposed for the standard library hardening paper. The change touched four files, with 109 additions and 95 deletions across five commits. Six review comments were left. It merged clean with zero change requests after 26.76 hours.

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This PR adds documentation explaining the differences between `gsl::span` and the upcoming hardened `std::span` in C++26, as specified in [P3471: Standard library hardening](https://isocpp.org/files/papers/P3471R4.html). ## Changes - Created a new `FAQ.md` file in the docs directory with detailed …

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  9. May 22, 2025mergedcarsonRadtke
  10. May 22, 2025closedcarsonRadtke

Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, microsoft/GSL#1206, record updated Nov 4, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/microsoft/GSL/1206/

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