[xyproto]

Some restrictions aids performance, but checking that pointers have not run wild like elphants in a porcelain shop requires extra checks, which takes time.

[worik]

> elphants in a porcelain shop

Slander.

Elephants are gentle, careful creatures. Probably would make good proprietors of a porcelain shop.

Unlike bulls and china shops....

[pjz]

Don't you guys watch Mythbusters? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzw2iBmRsjs (Mythbusters bust 'bull in a china shop stereotype')

[rascul]

> Unlike bulls and china shops....

Steers are probably OK though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv-HjTkbBwk