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I don't think that casting a range of bits as some other arbitrary type "is a bug nobody sees coming".
C++ compilers also warn you that this is likely an issue and will fail to compile if configured to do so. But it will let you do it if you really want to.
That's why I love C++
A production code should never have any warning left. This is a simple rule that will save a lot of headaches.
Neither should your development code, except for the part where you're working on.