Strings typically consist of UTF-8 bytes, and any old `char*` pair has no alignment guarantees.
That's true, and that's why your typical string vector code has a prelude and a postlude to do the incomplete chunks at the ends. Between the ends, it's processing larger self-aligned chunks.
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That's true, and that's why your typical string vector code has a prelude and a postlude to do the incomplete chunks at the ends. Between the ends, it's processing larger self-aligned chunks.