refactor plans to be bLaZiNgLy FaSt

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@ -13,25 +13,25 @@ aims to be a sufficient and even superior replacement.
- Making C a more "tolerable" language - Making C a more "tolerable" language
`bastd`'s features include: `bastd`'s features include:
- [x] No header files. They cause more harm than good in my opinion, and I prefer a - [x] **No header files.** They cause more harm than good in my opinion, and I
single translation unit in my builds. You just include `bastd.c` at the top of prefer a single translation unit in my builds. You just include `bastd.c` at
your main C file and you start writing code. the top of your main C file and you start writing code.
- [x] Memory Allocators. The premier one is the - [x] **Memory Allocators**. The premier one is the
[Arena Allocator](https://www.rfleury.com/p/untangling-lifetimes-the-arena-allocator), [Arena Allocator](https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/09/27/), which acts as our
which acts as our generic allocator in place of `malloc`, providing a unfirom generic allocator in place of `malloc`, providing a unfirom interface that
interface that simplifies memory management and groups allocations together simplifies memory management and groups allocations together into clearly
into clearly defined lifetimes defined lifetimes
- [ ] A Length-Based String Type + String Builder. This replaces whatever the hell - [x] **A Length-Based String Type**. By adding one variable to accompany a
`string.h` was meant to be, by introducing a length to strings, which allows `char *`, almost all operations upon strings become infinitely easier.
for simple slicing of the string and modification. - [ ] A I/O system that supports both standard input/output and file
input/output. It's built on a basic buffer type that you can flush to output
data. This buffer type also acts as a **string builder**, by letting you append
data to the buffer, then compile it to a string type.
- [ ] A logging system built ontop of this I/O system. You can either log out to
a file or to stdout.
- [ ] Generic data-structures. The premier one is the - [ ] Generic data-structures. The premier one is the
[Dynamic Array](https://dylanfalconer.com/articles/dynamic-arrays-in-c), which [Dynamic Array](https://dylanfalconer.com/articles/dynamic-arrays-in-c), which
brings the power of C++'s `std::vector` to C brings the power of C++'s `std::vector` to C
- [ ] A simple I/O system that supports both standard input/output and file
input/output. It's built on a basic buffer type that you can flush to output
data.
- [ ] A logging system built ontop of this I/O system. You can either log out to
a file or to stdout.
- [ ] A simple GUI initialization system that gets you an OpenGL window with - [ ] A simple GUI initialization system that gets you an OpenGL window with
immediate-mode input immediate-mode input
- [ ] A basic 2D renderer built ontop of this graphics initializater, that can - [ ] A basic 2D renderer built ontop of this graphics initializater, that can