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> Yes, in `unsafe` code typically dynamic checks or careful manual review is needed. However, most code is not `unsafe` and `unsafe` code is wrapped in safe APIs.

Those are the excuses I heard from C++ programmers for years.

Memory safety is about guarantees enforced by the compiler. `unsafe` isn't that.



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