Commits on Aug 27, 2024

1. safe transmute: Rename BikeshedIntrinsicFrom to TransmuteFrom …

   As our implementation of MCP411 nears completion and we begin to
   solicit testing, it's no longer reasonable to expect testers to
   type or remember `BikeshedIntrinsicFrom`. The name degrades the
   ease-of-reading of documentation, and the overall experience of
   using compiler safe transmute.
   
   Tentatively, we'll instead adopt `TransmuteFrom`.
   
   This name seems to be the one most likely to be stabilized, after
   discussion on Zulip [1]. We may want to revisit the ordering of
   `Src` and `Dst` before stabilization, at which point we'd likely
   consider `TransmuteInto` or `Transmute`.
   
   [1] https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/216762-project-safe-transmute/topic/What.20should.20.60BikeshedIntrinsicFrom.60.20be.20named.3F

   

   jswrenn committed Aug 27, 2024
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