Use slices.Backward and slices.Reverse for reverse iteration#4953
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Use slices.Backward and slices.Reverse for reverse iteration#4953
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Replace manual reverse-index loops and swap-based reversals with `slices.Backward` and `slices.Reverse` from the standard library. Co-authored-by: Isaac
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for i := len(s) - 1; i >= 0; i--loops withslices.Backward(4 sites)slices.Reverse(2 sites)commandStringby reversing in place instead of copying to a new sliceTest plan
go build ./...go testpasses for all 6 affected packagesThis pull request was AI-assisted by Isaac.