[pyrolistical]

Isn’t

    var ptr: [*]u8 = @ptrCast([*]u8, &slice[0]);

the same as

    var ptr = slice.ptr;

?

Or am I missing something

[WalterBright]

The `slice.ptr` version is allowed in D, but `&slice[0]` is preferred because that comes with a check that the slice has a non-zero length and the pointer will actually point to something valid. That's why the former is allowed in @system code, and the latter is used in @safe code.

[nektro]

yes it would be the same