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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-17 12:03:36 +0000
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+### What it does
+Checks for transmutes from a number to an array of `u8`
+
+### Why this is bad?
+Transmutes are dangerous and error-prone, whereas `to_ne_bytes`
+is intuitive and safe.
+
+### Example
+```
+unsafe {
+ let x: [u8; 8] = std::mem::transmute(1i64);
+}
+
+// should be
+let x: [u8; 8] = 0i64.to_ne_bytes();
+``` \ No newline at end of file