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Document relationship between Deref[Mut], ToOwned, AsRef/AsMut, Borrow[Mut], From, and Into#36435
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A-docsArea: Documentation for any part of the project, including the compiler, standard library, and toolsC-enhancementCategory: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one.P-mediumMedium priority
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opened on Sep 13, 2016

Rust has a proliferation of conversion traits. The Book has a chapter on "Borrow and AsRef" but it doesn't really clear things up. It would be great to have a document which explains how all the traits inter-relate, and how to pick one for a given use case.

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