Progress

• FromBytes::ref_from_prefix inconsistent with FromBytes::from_prefix_with_trailing_elements?
  • [FromBytes] Rename some methods for consistency #1210
• Finalize naming as outlined in Revising the (`Try`)`FromBytes` Conversion Methods in 0.8 #1095
• Consider replacing with_trailing_elements with with_elems in method names
  • Rename FromBytes methods using with_elems suffix #1245
• Finalize all #[doc(hidden)] pub functions/methods - finalize naming or delete
• Add methods with old names, marked #[doc(hidden)] and #[deprecated]
• Audit to make sure that all deprecation messages mention the current names (since names have changed somewhat since some #[deprecated] attributes were added)
• Resolve all TODO(#871) comments
• Does the name Ref::from cause inference issues since Rust thinks it might be From::from rather than inherent?
  • Add Ref more with_elems Ref constructors #1258
• Rename Ref::unaligned_from to unaligned_from_bytes
  • Rename FromBytes::ref_from[_with_elems] #1278
• Rename FromBytes::ref_from[_with_elems] to ref_from_bytes[_with_elems]
  • Rename FromBytes::ref_from[_with_elems] #1278
• Rename FromBytes::read_from to read_from_bytes?
• Audit TryFromBytes methods for naming consistency w/ FromBytes methods
  • Rename TryFromBytes methods for consistency with FromBytes #1475
• Make deprecated Ref methods return Options instead of Results (ie, consistent with old signatures)?

Details

In the same vein as #253, we should audit our API for:

• Internal consistency
• Consistency with existing conventions

Also see #284, the "Naming" section of #1095