Commits on May 13, 2024

1. Add size_of, size_of_val, align_of, and align_of_val to the p… …

   …relude
   
   Many, many projects use `size_of` to get the size of a type. However,
   it's also often equally easy to hardcode a size (e.g. `8` instead of
   `size_of::<u64>()`). Minimizing friction in the use of `size_of` helps
   ensure that people use it and make code more self-documenting.
   
   The name `size_of` is unambiguous: the name alone, without any prefix or
   path, is self-explanatory and unmistakeable for any other functionality.
   Adding it to the prelude cannot produce any name conflicts, as any local
   definition will silently shadow the one from the prelude. Thus, we don't
   need to wait for a new edition prelude to add it.
   
   Add `size_of_val`, `align_of`, and `align_of_val` as well, with similar
   justification: widely useful, self-explanatory, unmistakeable for
   anything else, won't produce conflicts.

   

   joshtriplett committed May 13, 2024
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