[chaboud]

That’s why, while much of the linked blog is kind of off the mark (signs of someone knowing less than they think they know), the general conclusion, using aligned pointers is recommended, is one that I typically recommend to developers new to C or C++ anyway.

I’m alright with folks sticking to aligned pointer operations, largely for performance reasons. On some platforms, unaligned operations are really expensive.

[saagarjha]

I know the author. Your guess here is wrong.