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This may be more appropriate for <#C7L3JB43G|compiler>, but I've noticed there's some quite nice utilities in `org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib` in the compiler artifact.  Are these things that will be added to the stdlib soon?  Because several (especially `cast` and `safeAs`, for me) are quire nice

Bumping this question, `cast`  and `safeAs` would be nice to keep the typing flow (not having to go back to open a parenthesis). Is there an issue to upvote this or is it going to be promoted at some point?

I'd also like to see an `ifNull { ... }` (or better name) for `?:` , which also often requires parentheses and makes things look worse

<@U79JY5TL3> it's <https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-8584>
<@UP5818HQF> <https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-15962>