Terrifying Line of Code

...p/RuntimeBinder/ComInterop/ComRuntimeHelpers.cs shown)) // Re-invoke with no result argument t hresult = _IDispatchInvokeNoResult( dispatchPointer, memberDispId, ComTypes.INVOKEKIND.INVOKE_FUNC, ref dispParams, out result, out excepInfo, out argErr); var pfnIDispatchInvoke = (delegate* st (**(void***)dispatchPointer + 6 /) This might be one of the most terrifying lines of code I've ever seen.

A screenshot of frightening-looking C# interop code from RuntimeBinder, with complex pointers, delegates, and COM invocation syntax. The poster jokes that the low-level code is terrifying because it looks extremely unsafe and difficult to understand, making it a reaction to intimidating or cursed programming. EN: A screenshot of frightening-looking C# interop code from RuntimeBinder, with complex pointers, delegates, and COM invocation syntax. The poster jokes that the low-level code is terrifying because it looks extremely unsafe and difficult to understand, making it a reaction to intimidating or cursed programming.

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