> And eventually, after we provide alternatives for all of those and some others, we've talked about changing `as` to be shorthand for `.into()`. Whoa, that co

> And eventually, after we provide alternatives for all of those and some others, we've talked about changing `as` to be shorthand for `.into()`. Whoa, that could be awesome. It's always felt a bit unfortunate that you can't write `val.into::<SomeExplicitType>::()`—because the type parameter is on the trait, not the method. Of course, `SomeExplicitType::from` works, but sometimes that slightly upsets the flow of code. Having just `val as SomeExplicitType` might be really nice for that common case. I do wonder if it'd feel too magic… but I'm optimistic to see what the lang team comes up with.