Safe to reinterpret?

[Michael-F-Bryan]

@kpreid

Never use unsafe for the sake of shorter code. That path leads to subtly broken programs.

There is a great Rust Koan which talks about this lesson:

Rust Koans​​​​​

Obstacles For the eighth day in a row, Neophyte Col found himself standing before the Two Great Guards of the temple. They stood before the large entrance of the temple, clad in simple robes. Nevertheless, they were imposing, and feared. He strode toward the first guard, confident, and handed the parchment bearing his program. The First Guard read through it carefully. This step was but a formality; yesterday, he had only failed to gain the assent of the Second Guard. He was certain he ha…