C#: Benefit of explicitly stating “unsafe” / compiler option

Question

I understand pointers and the rare need to use them in C# code. My question is: what is the reasoning behind having to explicitly state \"unsafe\" in a block of code. Additi

Answer 1

When you use an unsafe block, it has the effect of making the code unverifiable. This requires certain permissions to execute and you might not want to allow it in your output (especially if you are in a shared source environment), so there is a switch in the compiler to disallow it.