• 4.4: C/C++ Based on "Unsafe" Types

    • University of Washington: Keunwoo Lee's "Unsafe Languages" Page

      C/C++ allows memory allocated for one type of variable to be recast as another type of variable; which gives us the term "unsafe types". This kind of casting makes sense in a lot of cases but no sense in other cases. It can be very powerful but must be used with caution, as this article explains.