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		SemanticStrengh on May 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust: A Critical Retrospective completely off topic, a smaller type to a larger type can never be an issue.

yencabulator on May 19, 2022 [–]

When the invisible conversion happens changes the end result. It can still be very tricky.

SemanticStrengh on May 19, 2022 | [–]

E.g on function parameters. It's always pass by copy, there can't be an issue.

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