rust-lang / rust-lang/fls

Revisit usage of the term `unify` for types

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Description

We use this in a lot of contexts where we expect a unification of a user given type with an expected type, but I believe unification can go both ways and unify the expected type to the user given one would be incorrect, as the expected type is usually unchangeable.

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Research direction

No file or test is identified. Search the repository for uses of unify and unification, then compare their meanings with the issue's concern about expected and user-given types. Done means the terminology is agreed on and all affected specification text uses it consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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