Raw byte io and type punning are areas where programmers always say "it's so simple, just DWIM!" but it's highly non-simple if you want \
It would be fairly easy if the language didn't allow mixing raw byte io and lang-level types, i.e. if 6.2.6 didn't exist.
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I agree. However, when a language does that, programmers say "this is too complex, why isn't it simple like in C?" =P
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people C is simple
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"It's basically a portable assembler," he said, "why don't you take a bite of the apple?"
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But it kind of used to be, and now it isn't. Would be nice to have something designed for that purpose.
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If you read the standards (even old versions) & rationale it's clear this was just due to bad impls.
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I've referred to different versions of ISO C & C++ for several years, and I do not immediately recall any \
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particular passage that makes this clear.
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But regardless of the intentions of "The Founding Fathers," a very popular behavior was established, and then it was broken.
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