Re: Scalar Type Intentions

From: Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:33:54 +0000
Subject: Re: Scalar Type Intentions
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On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Anthony Ferrara <ircmaxell@gmail.com> wrote: > Please do not implement int, float, etc as an alias to scalar. That's > going to cause nothing but trouble later on. It will instantly close > the door to any type of casting magic (due to BC concerns), be > completely non-obvious ("I hinted for int, why is it a boolean?"), and > cause nothing but confusion. > > If you only want to add a scalar hint, I'm fine with that (for now), > but please only add the scalar hint, no aliases... > > Anthony Anthony, can you provide an example so I can better understand your concerns? Thanks, Adam

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