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I don't think that casting a range of bits as some other arbitrary type "is a bug nobody sees coming".

C++ compilers also warn you that this is likely an issue and will fail to compile if configured to do so. But it will let you do it if you really want to.

That's why I love C++

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, but there's some things computers are genuinely better at than humans, which is why we code in the first place. I totally agree that you shouldn't ever be completely controlled by your machine, but strong nudging saves a lot of trouble.

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