How to best handle global Strings / strings / text data?

[gusgonnet]

Hi Eric,

I think the best practice here is to avoid Strings and use c strings, as was discussed in this post, among others:

Best practices with c strings -> char a[] vs char *b

Hi all, I would like to get some guidance in the use of c strings in my firmware. In the past, I would use String variables, even knowing that in embedded devices this could cause trouble (memory leaks? unsure). So I understand this is not recommended: String a = "string not recommended"; Anyhow, these days I’m trying to stay away, but I came across something I’d like to understand. What is recommended to use with Particle devices, char b[] or char *b? Example: char amessage[] = "now is …

Cheers
Gustavo.