Commit aa0daea541

Andrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org>
2019-11-08 00:52:09
update more of the std lib to use `@as`
1 parent a2acc27
lib/std/crypto/x25519.zig
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ const Fe = struct {
     inline fn carryRound(c: []i64, t: []i64, comptime i: comptime_int, comptime shift: comptime_int, comptime mult: comptime_int) void {
         const j = (i + 1) % 10;
 
-        c[i] = (t[i] + (i64(1) << shift)) >> (shift + 1);
+        c[i] = (t[i] + (@as(i64, 1) << shift)) >> (shift + 1);
         t[j] += c[i] * mult;
-        t[i] -= c[i] * (i64(1) << (shift + 1));
+        t[i] -= c[i] * (@as(i64, 1) << (shift + 1));
     }
 
     fn carry1(h: *Fe, t: []i64) void {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const Fe = struct {
         var t: [10]i64 = undefined;
 
         for (t[0..]) |_, i| {
-            t[i] = i64(f.b[i]) * g;
+            t[i] = @as(i64, f.b[i]) * g;
         }
 
         carry1(h, t[0..]);
@@ -305,16 +305,16 @@ const Fe = struct {
         // t's become h
         var t: [10]i64 = undefined;
 
-        t[0] = f[0] * i64(g[0]) + F[1] * i64(G[9]) + f[2] * i64(G[8]) + F[3] * i64(G[7]) + f[4] * i64(G[6]) + F[5] * i64(G[5]) + f[6] * i64(G[4]) + F[7] * i64(G[3]) + f[8] * i64(G[2]) + F[9] * i64(G[1]);
-        t[1] = f[0] * i64(g[1]) + f[1] * i64(g[0]) + f[2] * i64(G[9]) + f[3] * i64(G[8]) + f[4] * i64(G[7]) + f[5] * i64(G[6]) + f[6] * i64(G[5]) + f[7] * i64(G[4]) + f[8] * i64(G[3]) + f[9] * i64(G[2]);
-        t[2] = f[0] * i64(g[2]) + F[1] * i64(g[1]) + f[2] * i64(g[0]) + F[3] * i64(G[9]) + f[4] * i64(G[8]) + F[5] * i64(G[7]) + f[6] * i64(G[6]) + F[7] * i64(G[5]) + f[8] * i64(G[4]) + F[9] * i64(G[3]);
-        t[3] = f[0] * i64(g[3]) + f[1] * i64(g[2]) + f[2] * i64(g[1]) + f[3] * i64(g[0]) + f[4] * i64(G[9]) + f[5] * i64(G[8]) + f[6] * i64(G[7]) + f[7] * i64(G[6]) + f[8] * i64(G[5]) + f[9] * i64(G[4]);
-        t[4] = f[0] * i64(g[4]) + F[1] * i64(g[3]) + f[2] * i64(g[2]) + F[3] * i64(g[1]) + f[4] * i64(g[0]) + F[5] * i64(G[9]) + f[6] * i64(G[8]) + F[7] * i64(G[7]) + f[8] * i64(G[6]) + F[9] * i64(G[5]);
-        t[5] = f[0] * i64(g[5]) + f[1] * i64(g[4]) + f[2] * i64(g[3]) + f[3] * i64(g[2]) + f[4] * i64(g[1]) + f[5] * i64(g[0]) + f[6] * i64(G[9]) + f[7] * i64(G[8]) + f[8] * i64(G[7]) + f[9] * i64(G[6]);
-        t[6] = f[0] * i64(g[6]) + F[1] * i64(g[5]) + f[2] * i64(g[4]) + F[3] * i64(g[3]) + f[4] * i64(g[2]) + F[5] * i64(g[1]) + f[6] * i64(g[0]) + F[7] * i64(G[9]) + f[8] * i64(G[8]) + F[9] * i64(G[7]);
-        t[7] = f[0] * i64(g[7]) + f[1] * i64(g[6]) + f[2] * i64(g[5]) + f[3] * i64(g[4]) + f[4] * i64(g[3]) + f[5] * i64(g[2]) + f[6] * i64(g[1]) + f[7] * i64(g[0]) + f[8] * i64(G[9]) + f[9] * i64(G[8]);
-        t[8] = f[0] * i64(g[8]) + F[1] * i64(g[7]) + f[2] * i64(g[6]) + F[3] * i64(g[5]) + f[4] * i64(g[4]) + F[5] * i64(g[3]) + f[6] * i64(g[2]) + F[7] * i64(g[1]) + f[8] * i64(g[0]) + F[9] * i64(G[9]);
-        t[9] = f[0] * i64(g[9]) + f[1] * i64(g[8]) + f[2] * i64(g[7]) + f[3] * i64(g[6]) + f[4] * i64(g[5]) + f[5] * i64(g[4]) + f[6] * i64(g[3]) + f[7] * i64(g[2]) + f[8] * i64(g[1]) + f[9] * i64(g[0]);
+        t[0] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[0]) + F[1] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[2] * @as(i64, G[8]) + F[3] * @as(i64, G[7]) + f[4] * @as(i64, G[6]) + F[5] * @as(i64, G[5]) + f[6] * @as(i64, G[4]) + F[7] * @as(i64, G[3]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[2]) + F[9] * @as(i64, G[1]);
+        t[1] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[1] * @as(i64, g[0]) + f[2] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[3] * @as(i64, G[8]) + f[4] * @as(i64, G[7]) + f[5] * @as(i64, G[6]) + f[6] * @as(i64, G[5]) + f[7] * @as(i64, G[4]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[3]) + f[9] * @as(i64, G[2]);
+        t[2] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[2]) + F[1] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[0]) + F[3] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[4] * @as(i64, G[8]) + F[5] * @as(i64, G[7]) + f[6] * @as(i64, G[6]) + F[7] * @as(i64, G[5]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[4]) + F[9] * @as(i64, G[3]);
+        t[3] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[1] * @as(i64, g[2]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[3] * @as(i64, g[0]) + f[4] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[5] * @as(i64, G[8]) + f[6] * @as(i64, G[7]) + f[7] * @as(i64, G[6]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[5]) + f[9] * @as(i64, G[4]);
+        t[4] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[4]) + F[1] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[2]) + F[3] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[4] * @as(i64, g[0]) + F[5] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[6] * @as(i64, G[8]) + F[7] * @as(i64, G[7]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[6]) + F[9] * @as(i64, G[5]);
+        t[5] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[5]) + f[1] * @as(i64, g[4]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[3] * @as(i64, g[2]) + f[4] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[5] * @as(i64, g[0]) + f[6] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[7] * @as(i64, G[8]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[7]) + f[9] * @as(i64, G[6]);
+        t[6] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[6]) + F[1] * @as(i64, g[5]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[4]) + F[3] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[4] * @as(i64, g[2]) + F[5] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[6] * @as(i64, g[0]) + F[7] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[8]) + F[9] * @as(i64, G[7]);
+        t[7] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[7]) + f[1] * @as(i64, g[6]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[5]) + f[3] * @as(i64, g[4]) + f[4] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[5] * @as(i64, g[2]) + f[6] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[7] * @as(i64, g[0]) + f[8] * @as(i64, G[9]) + f[9] * @as(i64, G[8]);
+        t[8] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[8]) + F[1] * @as(i64, g[7]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[6]) + F[3] * @as(i64, g[5]) + f[4] * @as(i64, g[4]) + F[5] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[6] * @as(i64, g[2]) + F[7] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[8] * @as(i64, g[0]) + F[9] * @as(i64, G[9]);
+        t[9] = f[0] * @as(i64, g[9]) + f[1] * @as(i64, g[8]) + f[2] * @as(i64, g[7]) + f[3] * @as(i64, g[6]) + f[4] * @as(i64, g[5]) + f[5] * @as(i64, g[4]) + f[6] * @as(i64, g[3]) + f[7] * @as(i64, g[2]) + f[8] * @as(i64, g[1]) + f[9] * @as(i64, g[0]);
 
         carry2(h, t[0..]);
     }
@@ -348,16 +348,16 @@ const Fe = struct {
 
         var t: [10]i64 = undefined;
 
-        t[0] = f0 * i64(f0) + f1_2 * i64(f9_38) + f2_2 * i64(f8_19) + f3_2 * i64(f7_38) + f4_2 * i64(f6_19) + f5 * i64(f5_38);
-        t[1] = f0_2 * i64(f1) + f2 * i64(f9_38) + f3_2 * i64(f8_19) + f4 * i64(f7_38) + f5_2 * i64(f6_19);
-        t[2] = f0_2 * i64(f2) + f1_2 * i64(f1) + f3_2 * i64(f9_38) + f4_2 * i64(f8_19) + f5_2 * i64(f7_38) + f6 * i64(f6_19);
-        t[3] = f0_2 * i64(f3) + f1_2 * i64(f2) + f4 * i64(f9_38) + f5_2 * i64(f8_19) + f6 * i64(f7_38);
-        t[4] = f0_2 * i64(f4) + f1_2 * i64(f3_2) + f2 * i64(f2) + f5_2 * i64(f9_38) + f6_2 * i64(f8_19) + f7 * i64(f7_38);
-        t[5] = f0_2 * i64(f5) + f1_2 * i64(f4) + f2_2 * i64(f3) + f6 * i64(f9_38) + f7_2 * i64(f8_19);
-        t[6] = f0_2 * i64(f6) + f1_2 * i64(f5_2) + f2_2 * i64(f4) + f3_2 * i64(f3) + f7_2 * i64(f9_38) + f8 * i64(f8_19);
-        t[7] = f0_2 * i64(f7) + f1_2 * i64(f6) + f2_2 * i64(f5) + f3_2 * i64(f4) + f8 * i64(f9_38);
-        t[8] = f0_2 * i64(f8) + f1_2 * i64(f7_2) + f2_2 * i64(f6) + f3_2 * i64(f5_2) + f4 * i64(f4) + f9 * i64(f9_38);
-        t[9] = f0_2 * i64(f9) + f1_2 * i64(f8) + f2_2 * i64(f7) + f3_2 * i64(f6) + f4 * i64(f5_2);
+        t[0] = f0 * @as(i64, f0) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f2_2 * @as(i64, f8_19) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f7_38) + f4_2 * @as(i64, f6_19) + f5 * @as(i64, f5_38);
+        t[1] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f1) + f2 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f8_19) + f4 * @as(i64, f7_38) + f5_2 * @as(i64, f6_19);
+        t[2] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f2) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f1) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f4_2 * @as(i64, f8_19) + f5_2 * @as(i64, f7_38) + f6 * @as(i64, f6_19);
+        t[3] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f3) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f2) + f4 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f5_2 * @as(i64, f8_19) + f6 * @as(i64, f7_38);
+        t[4] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f4) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f3_2) + f2 * @as(i64, f2) + f5_2 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f6_2 * @as(i64, f8_19) + f7 * @as(i64, f7_38);
+        t[5] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f5) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f4) + f2_2 * @as(i64, f3) + f6 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f7_2 * @as(i64, f8_19);
+        t[6] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f6) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f5_2) + f2_2 * @as(i64, f4) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f3) + f7_2 * @as(i64, f9_38) + f8 * @as(i64, f8_19);
+        t[7] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f7) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f6) + f2_2 * @as(i64, f5) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f4) + f8 * @as(i64, f9_38);
+        t[8] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f8) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f7_2) + f2_2 * @as(i64, f6) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f5_2) + f4 * @as(i64, f4) + f9 * @as(i64, f9_38);
+        t[9] = f0_2 * @as(i64, f9) + f1_2 * @as(i64, f8) + f2_2 * @as(i64, f7) + f3_2 * @as(i64, f6) + f4 * @as(i64, f5_2);
 
         carry2(h, t[0..]);
     }
lib/std/debug/leb128.zig
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn readILEB128Mem(comptime T: type, ptr: *[*]const u8) !T {
             return error.Overflow;
 
         var operand: UT = undefined;
-        if (@shlWithOverflow(UT, UT(byte & 0x7f), @intCast(ShiftT, shift), &operand)) {
+        if (@shlWithOverflow(UT, @as(UT, byte & 0x7f), @intCast(ShiftT, shift), &operand)) {
             if (byte != 0x7f)
                 return error.Overflow;
         }
lib/std/fmt/parse_float.zig
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub fn parseFloat(comptime T: type, s: []const u8) !T {
     return switch (try parseRepr(s, &r)) {
         ParseResult.Ok => convertRepr(T, r),
         ParseResult.PlusZero => 0.0,
-        ParseResult.MinusZero => -T(0.0),
+        ParseResult.MinusZero => -@as(T, 0.0),
         ParseResult.PlusInf => std.math.inf(T),
         ParseResult.MinusInf => -std.math.inf(T),
     };
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ test "fmt.parseFloat" {
             expect(approxEq(T, try parseFloat(T, "1234e-2"), 12.34, epsilon));
 
             expect(approxEq(T, try parseFloat(T, "123142.1"), 123142.1, epsilon));
-            expect(approxEq(T, try parseFloat(T, "-123142.1124"), T(-123142.1124), epsilon));
-            expect(approxEq(T, try parseFloat(T, "0.7062146892655368"), T(0.7062146892655368), epsilon));
+            expect(approxEq(T, try parseFloat(T, "-123142.1124"), @as(T, -123142.1124), epsilon));
+            expect(approxEq(T, try parseFloat(T, "0.7062146892655368"), @as(T, 0.7062146892655368), epsilon));
         }
     }
 }
lib/std/io/test.zig
@@ -226,18 +226,18 @@ test "BitOutStream" {
     const OutError = io.SliceOutStream.Error;
     var bit_stream_be = io.BitOutStream(builtin.Endian.Big, OutError).init(&mem_out_be.stream);
 
-    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(u2(1), 1);
-    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(u5(2), 2);
+    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u2, 1), 1);
+    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u5, 2), 2);
     try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u128, 3), 3);
     try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u8, 4), 4);
-    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(u9(5), 5);
-    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(u1(1), 1);
+    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u9, 5), 5);
+    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u1, 1), 1);
 
     expect(mem_be[0] == 0b11001101 and mem_be[1] == 0b00001011);
 
     mem_out_be.pos = 0;
 
-    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(u15(0b110011010000101), 15);
+    try bit_stream_be.writeBits(@as(u15, 0b110011010000101), 15);
     try bit_stream_be.flushBits();
     expect(mem_be[0] == 0b11001101 and mem_be[1] == 0b00001010);
 
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ fn testIntSerializerDeserializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packi
     inline while (i <= max_test_bitsize) : (i += 1) {
         const U = @IntType(false, i);
         const S = @IntType(true, i);
-        try serializer.serializeInt(U(i));
-        if (i != 0) try serializer.serializeInt(S(-1)) else try serializer.serialize(S(0));
+        try serializer.serializeInt(@as(U, i));
+        if (i != 0) try serializer.serializeInt(@as(S, -1)) else try serializer.serialize(@as(S, 0));
     }
     try serializer.flush();
 
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ fn testIntSerializerDeserializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packi
         const S = @IntType(true, i);
         const x = try deserializer.deserializeInt(U);
         const y = try deserializer.deserializeInt(S);
-        expect(x == U(i));
-        if (i != 0) expect(y == S(-1)) else expect(y == 0);
+        expect(x == @as(U, i));
+        if (i != 0) expect(y == @as(S, -1)) else expect(y == 0);
     }
 
     const u8_bit_count = comptime meta.bitCount(u8);
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@ fn testBadData(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packing: io.Packing) !v
     var in_stream = &in.stream;
     var deserializer = io.Deserializer(endian, packing, InError).init(in_stream);
 
-    try serializer.serialize(u14(3));
+    try serializer.serialize(@as(u14, 3));
     expectError(error.InvalidEnumTag, deserializer.deserialize(A));
     out.pos = 0;
-    try serializer.serialize(u14(3));
-    try serializer.serialize(u14(88));
+    try serializer.serialize(@as(u14, 3));
+    try serializer.serialize(@as(u14, 88));
     expectError(error.InvalidEnumTag, deserializer.deserialize(C));
 }
 
lib/std/math/big/int.zig
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ pub const Int = struct {
                 var w_value: UT = if (value < 0) @intCast(UT, -value) else @intCast(UT, value);
 
                 if (info.bits <= Limb.bit_count) {
-                    self.limbs[0] = Limb(w_value);
+                    self.limbs[0] = @as(Limb, w_value);
                     self.metadata += 1;
                 } else {
                     var i: usize = 0;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ pub const Int = struct {
             for (self.limbs[0..self.len()]) |limb| {
                 var shift: usize = 0;
                 while (shift < Limb.bit_count) : (shift += base_shift) {
-                    const r = @intCast(u8, (limb >> @intCast(Log2Limb, shift)) & Limb(base - 1));
+                    const r = @intCast(u8, (limb >> @intCast(Log2Limb, shift)) & @as(Limb, base - 1));
                     const ch = try digitToChar(r, base);
                     try digits.append(ch);
                 }
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ pub const Int = struct {
     /// Returns -1, 0, 1 if a < b, a == b or a > b respectively.
     pub fn cmp(a: Int, b: Int) i8 {
         if (a.isPositive() != b.isPositive()) {
-            return if (a.isPositive()) i8(1) else -1;
+            return if (a.isPositive()) @as(i8, 1) else -1;
         } else {
             const r = cmpAbs(a, b);
             return if (a.isPositive()) r else -r;
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ pub const Int = struct {
         const c1: Limb = @boolToInt(@addWithOverflow(Limb, a, carry.*, &r1));
 
         // r2 = b * c
-        const bc = DoubleLimb(math.mulWide(Limb, b, c));
+        const bc = @as(DoubleLimb, math.mulWide(Limb, b, c));
         const r2 = @truncate(Limb, bc);
         const c2 = @truncate(Limb, bc >> Limb.bit_count);
 
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ pub const Int = struct {
         rem.* = 0;
         for (a) |_, ri| {
             const i = a.len - ri - 1;
-            const pdiv = ((DoubleLimb(rem.*) << Limb.bit_count) | a[i]);
+            const pdiv = ((@as(DoubleLimb, rem.*) << Limb.bit_count) | a[i]);
 
             if (pdiv == 0) {
                 quo[i] = 0;
@@ -1143,9 +1143,9 @@ pub const Int = struct {
             if (x.limbs[i] == y.limbs[t]) {
                 q.limbs[i - t - 1] = maxInt(Limb);
             } else {
-                const num = (DoubleLimb(x.limbs[i]) << Limb.bit_count) | DoubleLimb(x.limbs[i - 1]);
-                const z = @intCast(Limb, num / DoubleLimb(y.limbs[t]));
-                q.limbs[i - t - 1] = if (z > maxInt(Limb)) maxInt(Limb) else Limb(z);
+                const num = (@as(DoubleLimb, x.limbs[i]) << Limb.bit_count) | @as(DoubleLimb, x.limbs[i - 1]);
+                const z = @intCast(Limb, num / @as(DoubleLimb, y.limbs[t]));
+                q.limbs[i - t - 1] = if (z > maxInt(Limb)) maxInt(Limb) else @as(Limb, z);
             }
 
             // 3.2
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ test "big.int comptime_int set" {
 
     comptime var i: usize = 0;
     inline while (i < s_limb_count) : (i += 1) {
-        const result = Limb(s & maxInt(Limb));
+        const result = @as(Limb, s & maxInt(Limb));
         s >>= Limb.bit_count / 2;
         s >>= Limb.bit_count / 2;
         testing.expect(a.limbs[i] == result);
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ test "big.int comptime_int set negative" {
 }
 
 test "big.int int set unaligned small" {
-    var a = try Int.initSet(al, u7(45));
+    var a = try Int.initSet(al, @as(u7, 45));
 
     testing.expect(a.limbs[0] == 45);
     testing.expect(a.isPositive() == true);
lib/std/math/complex/acos.zig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const Complex = cmath.Complex;
 pub fn acos(z: var) Complex(@typeOf(z.re)) {
     const T = @typeOf(z.re);
     const q = cmath.asin(z);
-    return Complex(T).new(T(math.pi) / 2 - q.re, -q.im);
+    return Complex(T).new(@as(T, math.pi) / 2 - q.re, -q.im);
 }
 
 const epsilon = 0.0001;
lib/std/math/complex/ldexp.zig
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn frexp_exp64(x: f64, expt: *i32) f64 {
 fn ldexp_cexp64(z: Complex(f64), expt: i32) Complex(f64) {
     var ex_expt: i32 = undefined;
     const exp_x = frexp_exp64(z.re, &ex_expt);
-    const exptf = i64(expt + ex_expt);
+    const exptf = @as(i64, expt + ex_expt);
 
     const half_expt1 = @divTrunc(exptf, 2);
     const scale1 = @bitCast(f64, (0x3ff + half_expt1) << 20);
lib/std/math/complex.zig
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ test "complex.div" {
     const b = Complex(f32).new(2, 7);
     const c = a.div(b);
 
-    testing.expect(math.approxEq(f32, c.re, f32(31) / 53, epsilon) and
-        math.approxEq(f32, c.im, f32(-29) / 53, epsilon));
+    testing.expect(math.approxEq(f32, c.re, @as(f32, 31) / 53, epsilon) and
+        math.approxEq(f32, c.im, @as(f32, -29) / 53, epsilon));
 }
 
 test "complex.conjugate" {
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ test "complex.reciprocal" {
     const a = Complex(f32).new(5, 3);
     const c = a.reciprocal();
 
-    testing.expect(math.approxEq(f32, c.re, f32(5) / 34, epsilon) and
-        math.approxEq(f32, c.im, f32(-3) / 34, epsilon));
+    testing.expect(math.approxEq(f32, c.re, @as(f32, 5) / 34, epsilon) and
+        math.approxEq(f32, c.im, @as(f32, -3) / 34, epsilon));
 }
 
 test "complex.magnitude" {
lib/std/math/exp.zig
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fn exp64(x_: f64) f64 {
         }
         if (x < -708.39641853226410622) {
             // underflow if x != -inf
-            // math.forceEval(f32(-0x1.0p-149 / x));
+            // math.forceEval(@as(f32, -0x1.0p-149 / x));
             if (x < -745.13321910194110842) {
                 return 0;
             }
lib/std/math/ln.zig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn ln(x: var) @typeOf(x) {
             return @typeOf(1)(math.floor(ln_64(@as(f64, x))));
         },
         TypeId.Int => {
-            return T(math.floor(ln_64(@as(f64, x))));
+            return @as(T, math.floor(ln_64(@as(f64, x))));
         },
         else => @compileError("ln not implemented for " ++ @typeName(T)),
     }
lib/std/math/log.zig
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ test "math.log float" {
 }
 
 test "math.log float_special" {
-    expect(log(f32, 2, 0.2301974) == math.log2(f32(0.2301974)));
-    expect(log(f32, 10, 0.2301974) == math.log10(f32(0.2301974)));
+    expect(log(f32, 2, 0.2301974) == math.log2(@as(f32, 0.2301974)));
+    expect(log(f32, 10, 0.2301974) == math.log10(@as(f32, 0.2301974)));
 
     expect(log(f64, 2, 213.23019799993) == math.log2(@as(f64, 213.23019799993)));
     expect(log(f64, 10, 213.23019799993) == math.log10(@as(f64, 213.23019799993)));
lib/std/math/log10.zig
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn log10_64(x_: f64) f64 {
 }
 
 test "math.log10" {
-    testing.expect(log10(f32(0.2)) == log10_32(0.2));
+    testing.expect(log10(@as(f32, 0.2)) == log10_32(0.2));
     testing.expect(log10(@as(f64, 0.2)) == log10_64(0.2));
 }
 
lib/std/math/sqrt.zig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const maxInt = std.math.maxInt;
 pub fn sqrt(x: var) (if (@typeId(@typeOf(x)) == TypeId.Int) @IntType(false, @typeOf(x).bit_count / 2) else @typeOf(x)) {
     const T = @typeOf(x);
     switch (@typeId(T)) {
-        TypeId.ComptimeFloat => return T(@sqrt(f64, x)), // TODO upgrade to f128
+        TypeId.ComptimeFloat => return @as(T, @sqrt(f64, x)), // TODO upgrade to f128
         TypeId.Float => return @sqrt(T, x),
         TypeId.ComptimeInt => comptime {
             if (x > maxInt(u128)) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn sqrt(x: var) (if (@typeId(@typeOf(x)) == TypeId.Int) @IntType(false, @typ
             if (x < 0) {
                 @compileError("sqrt on negative number");
             }
-            return T(sqrt_int(u128, x));
+            return @as(T, sqrt_int(u128, x));
         },
         TypeId.Int => return sqrt_int(T, x),
         else => @compileError("sqrt not implemented for " ++ @typeName(T)),
lib/std/os/linux/test.zig
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test "statx" {
     expect(stat_buf.mode == statx_buf.mode);
     expect(@bitCast(u32, stat_buf.uid) == statx_buf.uid);
     expect(@bitCast(u32, stat_buf.gid) == statx_buf.gid);
-    expect(@bitCast(u64, i64(stat_buf.size)) == statx_buf.size);
-    expect(@bitCast(u64, i64(stat_buf.blksize)) == statx_buf.blksize);
-    expect(@bitCast(u64, i64(stat_buf.blocks)) == statx_buf.blocks);
+    expect(@bitCast(u64, @as(i64, stat_buf.size)) == statx_buf.size);
+    expect(@bitCast(u64, @as(i64, stat_buf.blksize)) == statx_buf.blksize);
+    expect(@bitCast(u64, @as(i64, stat_buf.blocks)) == statx_buf.blocks);
 }
lib/std/bloom_filter.zig
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn BloomFilter(
     assert(n_items > 0);
     assert(math.isPowerOfTwo(n_items));
     assert(K > 0);
-    const cellEmpty = if (Cell == bool) false else Cell(0);
+    const cellEmpty = if (Cell == bool) false else @as(Cell, 0);
     const cellMax = if (Cell == bool) true else math.maxInt(Cell);
     const n_bytes = (n_items * comptime std.meta.bitCount(Cell)) / 8;
     assert(n_bytes > 0);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn BloomFilter(
                 var i: usize = 0;
                 while (i < n_items) : (i += 1) {
                     const cell = self.getCell(@intCast(Index, i));
-                    n += if (if (Cell == bool) cell else cell > 0) Index(1) else Index(0);
+                    n += if (if (Cell == bool) cell else cell > 0) @as(Index, 1) else @as(Index, 0);
                 }
             }
             return n;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn hashFunc(out: []u8, Ki: usize, in: []const u8) void {
 
 test "std.BloomFilter" {
     inline for ([_]type{ bool, u1, u2, u3, u4 }) |Cell| {
-        const emptyCell = if (Cell == bool) false else Cell(0);
+        const emptyCell = if (Cell == bool) false else @as(Cell, 0);
         const BF = BloomFilter(128 * 8, 8, Cell, builtin.endian, hashFunc);
         var bf = BF{};
         var i: usize = undefined;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ test "std.BloomFilter" {
         while (i < BF.items) : (i += 1) {
             testing.expectEqual(emptyCell, bf.getCell(@intCast(BF.Index, i)));
         }
-        testing.expectEqual(BF.Index(0), bf.popCount());
+        testing.expectEqual(@as(BF.Index, 0), bf.popCount());
         testing.expectEqual(@as(f64, 0), bf.estimateItems());
         // fill in a few items
         bf.incrementCell(42);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test "std.BloomFilter" {
         while (i < BF.items) : (i += 1) {
             testing.expectEqual(emptyCell, bf.getCell(@intCast(BF.Index, i)));
         }
-        testing.expectEqual(BF.Index(0), bf.popCount());
+        testing.expectEqual(@as(BF.Index, 0), bf.popCount());
         testing.expectEqual(@as(f64, 0), bf.estimateItems());
 
         // Lets add a string
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ test "std.BloomFilter" {
         while (i < BF.items) : (i += 1) {
             testing.expectEqual(emptyCell, bf.getCell(@intCast(BF.Index, i)));
         }
-        testing.expectEqual(BF.Index(0), bf.popCount());
+        testing.expectEqual(@as(BF.Index, 0), bf.popCount());
         testing.expectEqual(@as(f64, 0), bf.estimateItems());
 
         comptime var teststrings = [_][]const u8{
@@ -246,12 +246,12 @@ test "std.BloomFilter" {
         inline for (teststrings) |str| {
             testing.expectEqual(true, larger_bf.contains(str));
         }
-        testing.expectEqual(u12(bf.popCount()) * (4096 / 1024), larger_bf.popCount());
+        testing.expectEqual(@as(u12, bf.popCount()) * (4096 / 1024), larger_bf.popCount());
 
         const smaller_bf = bf.resize(64);
         inline for (teststrings) |str| {
             testing.expectEqual(true, smaller_bf.contains(str));
         }
-        testing.expect(bf.popCount() <= u10(smaller_bf.popCount()) * (1024 / 64));
+        testing.expect(bf.popCount() <= @as(u10, smaller_bf.popCount()) * (1024 / 64));
     }
 }
lib/std/fmt.zig
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ pub fn formatType(
             const info = @typeInfo(T).Union;
             if (info.tag_type) |UnionTagType| {
                 try output(context, "{ .");
-                try output(context, @tagName(UnionTagType(value)));
+                try output(context, @tagName(@as(UnionTagType, value)));
                 try output(context, " = ");
                 inline for (info.fields) |u_field| {
-                    if (@enumToInt(UnionTagType(value)) == u_field.enum_field.?.value) {
+                    if (@enumToInt(@as(UnionTagType, value)) == u_field.enum_field.?.value) {
                         try formatType(@field(value, u_field.name), "", options, context, Errors, output, max_depth - 1);
                     }
                 }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ pub fn formatIntValue(
 
     const int_value = if (@typeOf(value) == comptime_int) blk: {
         const Int = math.IntFittingRange(value, value);
-        break :blk Int(value);
+        break :blk @as(Int, value);
     } else
         value;
 
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ pub fn formatAsciiChar(
     comptime Errors: type,
     output: fn (@typeOf(context), []const u8) Errors!void,
 ) Errors!void {
-    return output(context, (*const [1]u8)(&c)[0..]);
+    return output(context, @as(*const [1]u8, &c)[0..]);
 }
 
 pub fn formatBuf(
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ fn formatIntCallback(context: *FormatIntBuf, bytes: []const u8) (error{}!void) {
 
 pub fn parseInt(comptime T: type, buf: []const u8, radix: u8) !T {
     if (!T.is_signed) return parseUnsigned(T, buf, radix);
-    if (buf.len == 0) return T(0);
+    if (buf.len == 0) return @as(T, 0);
     if (buf[0] == '-') {
         return math.negate(try parseUnsigned(T, buf[1..], radix));
     } else if (buf[0] == '+') {
@@ -1325,8 +1325,8 @@ test "float.scientific" {
         // TODO https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/3289
         return error.SkipZigTest;
     }
-    try testFmt("f32: 1.34000003e+00", "f32: {e}", f32(1.34));
-    try testFmt("f32: 1.23400001e+01", "f32: {e}", f32(12.34));
+    try testFmt("f32: 1.34000003e+00", "f32: {e}", @as(f32, 1.34));
+    try testFmt("f32: 1.23400001e+01", "f32: {e}", @as(f32, 12.34));
     try testFmt("f64: -1.234e+11", "f64: {e}", @as(f64, -12.34e10));
     try testFmt("f64: 9.99996e-40", "f64: {e}", @as(f64, 9.999960e-40));
 }
@@ -1365,12 +1365,12 @@ test "float.decimal" {
         return error.SkipZigTest;
     }
     try testFmt("f64: 152314000000000000000000000000", "f64: {d}", @as(f64, 1.52314e+29));
-    try testFmt("f32: 1.1", "f32: {d:.1}", f32(1.1234));
-    try testFmt("f32: 1234.57", "f32: {d:.2}", f32(1234.567));
+    try testFmt("f32: 1.1", "f32: {d:.1}", @as(f32, 1.1234));
+    try testFmt("f32: 1234.57", "f32: {d:.2}", @as(f32, 1234.567));
     // -11.1234 is converted to f64 -11.12339... internally (errol3() function takes f64).
     // -11.12339... is rounded back up to -11.1234
-    try testFmt("f32: -11.1234", "f32: {d:.4}", f32(-11.1234));
-    try testFmt("f32: 91.12345", "f32: {d:.5}", f32(91.12345));
+    try testFmt("f32: -11.1234", "f32: {d:.4}", @as(f32, -11.1234));
+    try testFmt("f32: 91.12345", "f32: {d:.5}", @as(f32, 91.12345));
     try testFmt("f64: 91.1234567890", "f64: {d:.10}", @as(f64, 91.12345678901235));
     try testFmt("f64: 0.00000", "f64: {d:.5}", @as(f64, 0.0));
     try testFmt("f64: 6", "f64: {d:.0}", @as(f64, 5.700));
lib/std/heap.zig
@@ -893,10 +893,10 @@ fn testAllocatorLargeAlignment(allocator: *mem.Allocator) mem.Allocator.Error!vo
     if (mem.page_size << 2 > maxInt(usize)) return;
 
     const USizeShift = @IntType(false, std.math.log2(usize.bit_count));
-    const large_align = u29(mem.page_size << 2);
+    const large_align = @as(u29, mem.page_size << 2);
 
     var align_mask: usize = undefined;
-    _ = @shlWithOverflow(usize, ~@as(usize, 0), USizeShift(@ctz(u29, large_align)), &align_mask);
+    _ = @shlWithOverflow(usize, ~@as(usize, 0), @as(USizeShift, @ctz(u29, large_align)), &align_mask);
 
     var slice = try allocator.alignedAlloc(u8, large_align, 500);
     testing.expect(@ptrToInt(slice.ptr) & align_mask == @ptrToInt(slice.ptr));
lib/std/io.zig
@@ -355,19 +355,19 @@ pub fn BitInStream(endian: builtin.Endian, comptime Error: type) type {
 
             out_bits.* = @as(usize, 0);
             if (U == u0 or bits == 0) return 0;
-            var out_buffer = Buf(0);
+            var out_buffer = @as(Buf, 0);
 
             if (self.bit_count > 0) {
                 const n = if (self.bit_count >= bits) @intCast(u3, bits) else self.bit_count;
                 const shift = u7_bit_count - n;
                 switch (endian) {
                     builtin.Endian.Big => {
-                        out_buffer = Buf(self.bit_buffer >> shift);
+                        out_buffer = @as(Buf, self.bit_buffer >> shift);
                         self.bit_buffer <<= n;
                     },
                     builtin.Endian.Little => {
                         const value = (self.bit_buffer << shift) >> shift;
-                        out_buffer = Buf(value);
+                        out_buffer = @as(Buf, value);
                         self.bit_buffer >>= n;
                     },
                 }
@@ -393,28 +393,28 @@ pub fn BitInStream(endian: builtin.Endian, comptime Error: type) type {
                         if (n >= u8_bit_count) {
                             out_buffer <<= @intCast(u3, u8_bit_count - 1);
                             out_buffer <<= 1;
-                            out_buffer |= Buf(next_byte);
+                            out_buffer |= @as(Buf, next_byte);
                             out_bits.* += u8_bit_count;
                             continue;
                         }
 
                         const shift = @intCast(u3, u8_bit_count - n);
                         out_buffer <<= @intCast(BufShift, n);
-                        out_buffer |= Buf(next_byte >> shift);
+                        out_buffer |= @as(Buf, next_byte >> shift);
                         out_bits.* += n;
                         self.bit_buffer = @truncate(u7, next_byte << @intCast(u3, n - 1));
                         self.bit_count = shift;
                     },
                     builtin.Endian.Little => {
                         if (n >= u8_bit_count) {
-                            out_buffer |= Buf(next_byte) << @intCast(BufShift, out_bits.*);
+                            out_buffer |= @as(Buf, next_byte) << @intCast(BufShift, out_bits.*);
                             out_bits.* += u8_bit_count;
                             continue;
                         }
 
                         const shift = @intCast(u3, u8_bit_count - n);
                         const value = (next_byte << shift) >> shift;
-                        out_buffer |= Buf(value) << @intCast(BufShift, out_bits.*);
+                        out_buffer |= @as(Buf, value) << @intCast(BufShift, out_bits.*);
                         out_bits.* += n;
                         self.bit_buffer = @truncate(u7, next_byte >> @intCast(u3, n));
                         self.bit_count = shift;
@@ -949,14 +949,14 @@ pub fn Deserializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packing: Packing,
                 return @truncate(T, @bitCast(PossiblySignedByte, buffer[0]));
             }
 
-            var result = U(0);
+            var result = @as(U, 0);
             for (buffer) |byte, i| {
                 switch (endian) {
                     builtin.Endian.Big => {
                         result = (result << u8_bit_count) | byte;
                     },
                     builtin.Endian.Little => {
-                        result |= U(byte) << @intCast(Log2U, u8_bit_count * i);
+                        result |= @as(U, byte) << @intCast(Log2U, u8_bit_count * i);
                     },
                 }
             }
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ pub fn Deserializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packing: Packing,
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    ptr.* = OC(undefined); //make it non-null so the following .? is guaranteed safe
+                    ptr.* = @as(OC, undefined); //make it non-null so the following .? is guaranteed safe
                     const val_ptr = &ptr.*.?;
                     try self.deserializeInto(val_ptr);
                 },
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ pub fn Serializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packing: Packing, co
 
             switch (@typeId(T)) {
                 builtin.TypeId.Void => return,
-                builtin.TypeId.Bool => try self.serializeInt(u1(@boolToInt(value))),
+                builtin.TypeId.Bool => try self.serializeInt(@as(u1, @boolToInt(value))),
                 builtin.TypeId.Float, builtin.TypeId.Int => try self.serializeInt(value),
                 builtin.TypeId.Struct => {
                     const info = @typeInfo(T);
@@ -1197,10 +1197,10 @@ pub fn Serializer(comptime endian: builtin.Endian, comptime packing: Packing, co
                 },
                 builtin.TypeId.Optional => {
                     if (value == null) {
-                        try self.serializeInt(u1(@boolToInt(false)));
+                        try self.serializeInt(@as(u1, @boolToInt(false)));
                         return;
                     }
-                    try self.serializeInt(u1(@boolToInt(true)));
+                    try self.serializeInt(@as(u1, @boolToInt(true)));
 
                     const OC = comptime meta.Child(T);
                     const val_ptr = &value.?;
lib/std/lazy_init.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn LazyInit(comptime T: type) type {
                     },
                     2 => {
                         if (@sizeOf(T) == 0) {
-                            return T(undefined);
+                            return @as(T, undefined);
                         } else {
                             return &self.data;
                         }
lib/std/math.zig
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ test "math.absFloat" {
     comptime testAbsFloat();
 }
 fn testAbsFloat() void {
-    testing.expect(absFloat(f32(-10.05)) == 10.05);
-    testing.expect(absFloat(f32(10.05)) == 10.05);
+    testing.expect(absFloat(@as(f32, -10.05)) == 10.05);
+    testing.expect(absFloat(@as(f32, 10.05)) == 10.05);
 }
 
 pub fn divTrunc(comptime T: type, numerator: T, denominator: T) !T {
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ pub fn cast(comptime T: type, x: var) (error{Overflow}!T) {
 test "math.cast" {
     testing.expectError(error.Overflow, cast(u8, @as(u32, 300)));
     testing.expectError(error.Overflow, cast(i8, @as(i32, -200)));
-    testing.expectError(error.Overflow, cast(u8, i8(-1)));
-    testing.expectError(error.Overflow, cast(u64, i8(-1)));
+    testing.expectError(error.Overflow, cast(u8, @as(i8, -1)));
+    testing.expectError(error.Overflow, cast(u64, @as(i8, -1)));
 
     testing.expect((try cast(u8, @as(u32, 255))) == @as(u8, 255));
     testing.expect(@typeOf(try cast(u8, @as(u32, 255))) == u8);
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ pub fn ceilPowerOfTwoPromote(comptime T: type, value: T) @IntType(T.is_signed, T
     comptime assert(@typeId(T) == builtin.TypeId.Int);
     comptime assert(!T.is_signed);
     assert(value != 0);
-    comptime const promotedType = @IntType(T.is_signed, T.bit_count + 1);
-    comptime const shiftType = std.math.Log2Int(promotedType);
-    return promotedType(1) << @intCast(shiftType, T.bit_count - @clz(T, value - 1));
+    comptime const PromotedType = @IntType(T.is_signed, T.bit_count + 1);
+    comptime const shiftType = std.math.Log2Int(PromotedType);
+    return @as(PromotedType, 1) << @intCast(shiftType, T.bit_count - @clz(T, value - 1));
 }
 
 /// Returns the next power of two (if the value is not already a power of two).
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ pub fn ceilPowerOfTwoPromote(comptime T: type, value: T) @IntType(T.is_signed, T
 pub fn ceilPowerOfTwo(comptime T: type, value: T) (error{Overflow}!T) {
     comptime assert(@typeId(T) == builtin.TypeId.Int);
     comptime assert(!T.is_signed);
-    comptime const promotedType = @IntType(T.is_signed, T.bit_count + 1);
-    comptime const overflowBit = promotedType(1) << T.bit_count;
+    comptime const PromotedType = @IntType(T.is_signed, T.bit_count + 1);
+    comptime const overflowBit = @as(PromotedType, 1) << T.bit_count;
     var x = ceilPowerOfTwoPromote(T, value);
     if (overflowBit & x != 0) {
         return error.Overflow;
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ pub fn log2_int(comptime T: type, x: T) Log2Int(T) {
 pub fn log2_int_ceil(comptime T: type, x: T) Log2Int(T) {
     assert(x != 0);
     const log2_val = log2_int(T, x);
-    if (T(1) << log2_val == x)
+    if (@as(T, 1) << log2_val == x)
         return log2_val;
     return log2_val + 1;
 }
@@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ pub fn lossyCast(comptime T: type, value: var) T {
     switch (@typeInfo(@typeOf(value))) {
         builtin.TypeId.Int => return @intToFloat(T, value),
         builtin.TypeId.Float => return @floatCast(T, value),
-        builtin.TypeId.ComptimeInt => return T(value),
-        builtin.TypeId.ComptimeFloat => return T(value),
+        builtin.TypeId.ComptimeInt => return @as(T, value),
+        builtin.TypeId.ComptimeFloat => return @as(T, value),
         else => @compileError("bad type"),
     }
 }
lib/std/meta.zig
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ test "std.meta.TagType" {
 ///Returns the active tag of a tagged union
 pub fn activeTag(u: var) @TagType(@typeOf(u)) {
     const T = @typeOf(u);
-    return @TagType(T)(u);
+    return @as(@TagType(T), u);
 }
 
 test "std.meta.activeTag" {
lib/std/net.zig
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub const IpAddress = extern union {
                 ip_slice[10] = 0xff;
                 ip_slice[11] = 0xff;
 
-                const ptr = @sliceToBytes((*const [1]u32)(&addr)[0..]);
+                const ptr = @sliceToBytes(@as(*const [1]u32, &addr)[0..]);
 
                 ip_slice[12] = ptr[0];
                 ip_slice[13] = ptr[1];
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ pub const IpAddress = extern union {
                 .addr = undefined,
             },
         };
-        const out_ptr = @sliceToBytes((*[1]u32)(&result.in.addr)[0..]);
+        const out_ptr = @sliceToBytes(@as(*[1]u32, &result.in.addr)[0..]);
 
         var x: u8 = 0;
         var index: u8 = 0;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pub const IpAddress = extern union {
             },
             os.AF_INET6 => {
                 const port = mem.bigToNative(u16, self.in6.port);
-                if (mem.eql(u8, self.in6.addr[0..12], [_]u8{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0xff,0xff})) {
+                if (mem.eql(u8, self.in6.addr[0..12], [_]u8{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0xff, 0xff })) {
                     try std.fmt.format(
                         context,
                         Errors,
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ fn resMSendRc(
         }
 
         // Wait for a response, or until time to retry
-        const clamped_timeout = std.math.min(u31(std.math.maxInt(u31)), t1 + retry_interval - t2);
+        const clamped_timeout = std.math.min(@as(u31, std.math.maxInt(u31)), t1 + retry_interval - t2);
         const nevents = os.poll(&pfd, clamped_timeout) catch 0;
         if (nevents == 0) continue;
 
lib/std/packed_int_array.zig
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ pub fn PackedIntArrayEndian(comptime Int: type, comptime endian: builtin.Endian,
         ///Initialize a packed array using an unpacked array
         /// or, more likely, an array literal.
         pub fn init(ints: [int_count]Int) Self {
-            var self = Self(undefined);
+            var self = @as(Self, undefined);
             for (ints) |int, i| self.set(i, int);
             return self;
         }
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ test "PackedIntArray" {
         const expected_bytes = ((bits * int_count) + 7) / 8;
         testing.expect(@sizeOf(PackedArray) == expected_bytes);
 
-        var data = PackedArray(undefined);
+        var data = @as(PackedArray, undefined);
 
         //write values, counting up
         var i = @as(usize, 0);
-        var count = I(0);
+        var count = @as(I, 0);
         while (i < data.len()) : (i += 1) {
             data.set(i, count);
             if (bits > 0) count +%= 1;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ test "PackedIntSlice" {
 
         //write values, counting up
         var i = @as(usize, 0);
-        var count = I(0);
+        var count = @as(I, 0);
         while (i < data.len()) : (i += 1) {
             data.set(i, count);
             if (bits > 0) count +%= 1;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ test "PackedIntSlice of PackedInt(Array/Slice)" {
         const Int = @IntType(false, bits);
 
         const PackedArray = PackedIntArray(Int, int_count);
-        var packed_array = PackedArray(undefined);
+        var packed_array = @as(PackedArray, undefined);
 
         const limit = (1 << bits);
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ test "PackedIntSlice accumulating bit offsets" {
     // anything
     {
         const PackedArray = PackedIntArray(u3, 16);
-        var packed_array = PackedArray(undefined);
+        var packed_array = @as(PackedArray, undefined);
 
         var packed_slice = packed_array.slice(0, packed_array.len());
         var i = @as(usize, 0);
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ test "PackedIntSlice accumulating bit offsets" {
     }
     {
         const PackedArray = PackedIntArray(u11, 88);
-        var packed_array = PackedArray(undefined);
+        var packed_array = @as(PackedArray, undefined);
 
         var packed_slice = packed_array.slice(0, packed_array.len());
         var i = @as(usize, 0);
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ test "PackedInt(Array/Slice) sliceCast" {
     i = 0;
     while (i < packed_slice_cast_3.len()) : (i += 1) {
         const val = switch (builtin.endian) {
-            .Big => if (i % 2 == 0) u3(0b111) else u3(0b000),
-            .Little => if (i % 2 == 0) u3(0b111) else u3(0b000),
+            .Big => if (i % 2 == 0) @as(u3, 0b111) else @as(u3, 0b000),
+            .Little => if (i % 2 == 0) @as(u3, 0b111) else @as(u3, 0b000),
         };
         testing.expect(packed_slice_cast_3.get(i) == val);
     }
lib/std/rand.zig
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ pub const Random = struct {
         //   http://www.pcg-random.org/posts/bounded-rands.html
         //   "Lemire's (with an extra tweak from me)"
         var x: Small = r.int(Small);
-        var m: Large = Large(x) * Large(less_than);
+        var m: Large = @as(Large, x) * @as(Large, less_than);
         var l: Small = @truncate(Small, m);
         if (l < less_than) {
             // TODO: workaround for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1770
             // should be:
             //   var t: Small = -%less_than;
-            var t: Small = @bitCast(Small, -%@bitCast(@IntType(true, Small.bit_count), Small(less_than)));
+            var t: Small = @bitCast(Small, -%@bitCast(@IntType(true, Small.bit_count), @as(Small, less_than)));
 
             if (t >= less_than) {
                 t -= less_than;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub const Random = struct {
             }
             while (l < t) {
                 x = r.int(Small);
-                m = Large(x) * Large(less_than);
+                m = @as(Large, x) * @as(Large, less_than);
                 l = @truncate(Small, m);
             }
         }
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub fn limitRangeBiased(comptime T: type, random_int: T, less_than: T) T {
     // adapted from:
     //   http://www.pcg-random.org/posts/bounded-rands.html
     //   "Integer Multiplication (Biased)"
-    var m: T2 = T2(random_int) * T2(less_than);
+    var m: T2 = @as(T2, random_int) * @as(T2, less_than);
     return @intCast(T, m >> T.bit_count);
 }
 
lib/std/unicode.zig
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const mem = std.mem;
 /// Returns how many bytes the UTF-8 representation would require
 /// for the given codepoint.
 pub fn utf8CodepointSequenceLength(c: u32) !u3 {
-    if (c < 0x80) return u3(1);
-    if (c < 0x800) return u3(2);
-    if (c < 0x10000) return u3(3);
-    if (c < 0x110000) return u3(4);
+    if (c < 0x80) return @as(u3, 1);
+    if (c < 0x800) return @as(u3, 2);
+    if (c < 0x10000) return @as(u3, 3);
+    if (c < 0x110000) return @as(u3, 4);
     return error.CodepointTooLarge;
 }
 
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ pub fn utf8CodepointSequenceLength(c: u32) !u3 {
 /// returns a number 1-4 indicating the total length of the codepoint in bytes.
 /// If this byte does not match the form of a UTF-8 start byte, returns Utf8InvalidStartByte.
 pub fn utf8ByteSequenceLength(first_byte: u8) !u3 {
-    if (first_byte < 0b10000000) return u3(1);
-    if (first_byte & 0b11100000 == 0b11000000) return u3(2);
-    if (first_byte & 0b11110000 == 0b11100000) return u3(3);
-    if (first_byte & 0b11111000 == 0b11110000) return u3(4);
+    if (first_byte < 0b10000000) return @as(u3, 1);
+    if (first_byte & 0b11100000 == 0b11000000) return @as(u3, 2);
+    if (first_byte & 0b11110000 == 0b11100000) return @as(u3, 3);
+    if (first_byte & 0b11111000 == 0b11110000) return @as(u3, 4);
     return error.Utf8InvalidStartByte;
 }
 
src-self-hosted/stage1.zig
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ fn fmtMain(argc: c_int, argv: [*]const [*]const u8) !void {
         }
         if (flags.present("check")) {
             const anything_changed = try std.zig.render(allocator, io.null_out_stream, tree);
-            const code = if (anything_changed) u8(1) else u8(0);
+            const code = if (anything_changed) @as(u8, 1) else @as(u8, 0);
             process.exit(code);
         }
 
src-self-hosted/translate_c.zig
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ const Context = struct {
     fn locStr(c: *Context, loc: ZigClangSourceLocation) ![]u8 {
         const spelling_loc = ZigClangSourceManager_getSpellingLoc(c.source_manager, loc);
         const filename_c = ZigClangSourceManager_getFilename(c.source_manager, spelling_loc);
-        const filename = if (filename_c) |s| try c.str(s) else ([]const u8)("(no file)");
+        const filename = if (filename_c) |s| try c.str(s) else @as([]const u8, "(no file)");
 
         const line = ZigClangSourceManager_getSpellingLineNumber(c.source_manager, spelling_loc);
         const column = ZigClangSourceManager_getSpellingColumnNumber(c.source_manager, spelling_loc);
test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
     cases.add(
         "@bitCast with different sizes inside an expression",
         \\export fn entry() void {
-        \\    var foo = (@bitCast(u8, f32(1.0)) == 0xf);
+        \\    var foo = (@bitCast(u8, @as(f32, 1.0)) == 0xf);
         \\}
     ,
         "tmp.zig:2:25: error: destination type 'u8' has size 1 but source type 'f32' has size 4",
@@ -2120,13 +2120,13 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
     cases.add(
         "@floatToInt comptime safety",
         \\comptime {
-        \\    _ = @floatToInt(i8, f32(-129.1));
+        \\    _ = @floatToInt(i8, @as(f32, -129.1));
         \\}
         \\comptime {
-        \\    _ = @floatToInt(u8, f32(-1.1));
+        \\    _ = @floatToInt(u8, @as(f32, -1.1));
         \\}
         \\comptime {
-        \\    _ = @floatToInt(u8, f32(256.1));
+        \\    _ = @floatToInt(u8, @as(f32, 256.1));
         \\}
     ,
         "tmp.zig:2:9: error: integer value '-129' cannot be stored in type 'i8'",
@@ -3888,7 +3888,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\const lit_int_x = 1 / 0;
         \\const lit_float_x = 1.0 / 0.0;
         \\const int_x = @as(u32, 1) / @as(u32, 0);
-        \\const float_x = f32(1.0) / f32(0.0);
+        \\const float_x = @as(f32, 1.0) / @as(f32, 0.0);
         \\
         \\export fn entry1() usize { return @sizeOf(@typeOf(lit_int_x)); }
         \\export fn entry2() usize { return @sizeOf(@typeOf(lit_float_x)); }