I think the OP specifically complains about the use of @inbounds and that the documentation was advocating an invalid use of it. Some libraries may not have bee

I think the OP specifically complains about the use of @inbounds and that the documentation was advocating an invalid use of it. Some libraries may not have been updated to handle AbstractArray: that's normal SW rot. But the out of bound access being unreported is the actual grief of the OP.