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I mean, it’s never a valid identifier, and that is spelled out in the reference too.


of course it isn't, it acts as a keyword, but it looks like a valid identifier. As this difference doesn't matter 99% of the time, it can be be easily overlooked, becoming a pitfall the 1% that matters. Of course it too late to change it, but pointing it is a must. I understand rust has a linter pass specifically to catch this sort of issues.




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