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  > (std::vector also uses memcpy inside).
I don't think I am communicating myself clearly, so I'll just bow out about this issue, until I have an example ready. I should write one anyway, I just don't have it at the moment.

  > I'm probably biased but I don't see 
this "accidental" misuse happening > often

While that may be true, as the article points out, all it takes is for someone, anywhere, to slip up once, and then you possibly have a serious security violation. Having the compiler double-check your work is nice.



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