Re: Scalar Type Hints v0.4

On 18/02/15 12:31, Rowan Collins wrote: > Michael Wallner wrote on 18/02/2015 11:19: >> On 17/02/15 23:03, Sara Golemon wrote: >> >>> 1) Introduce scalar types for primitives: bool, int, float, string, >>> resource, object (we already have array) >>> 1a) Introduce meta-types as pre-defined unions (we can add custom >>> unions in a later rfc). A possible list may be as follows (again, we >>> can argue what's in this list separately): >>> * mixed: any type >>> * scalar: (null|bool|int|float|string) >> Hold on, usually, type checking functions don't identify NULL as scalar. > > No need for anyone to hold on; as it says in the section you've quoted > "we can argue what's in this list separately". Sara's after reactions to > the principle of having meta-types/unions in general, not their > definitions, right now. Did you already incorporate "strict mode" yourself? SCNR I'm not a native speaker, so "hold on" might mean something different to you than to me. -- Regards, Mike