Re: [RFC] [PRE-VOTE] Union types

> Am 03.06.2016 um 03:41 schrieb Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net>: > >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 4:00 AM, Bob Weinand <bobwei9@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I know, it has been quite some time … but it's still well in time for 7.1. >> >> Time to move on and put Union types to vote soon. [In the next 1-2 days] >> >> We have done some changes to the RFC to emphasize the appeal of union types as well as >> clarified what exactly we will vote on. >> >> If you have more feedback, it's welcome: >> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/union_types > Would it be COMPLETELY antisocial at this point to ask for a secondary > vote on this RFC for adding the "num" type which is an alias for (int > | float) ? > > -Sara Not anti-social, but I won't add it... The main concern is that it is an extra BC break (num is not too rare for class/namespace names I'd argue). Additionally it warrants extra discussion. Num, Numeric? Which one? Also proper elaboration why we should add it or not would have to be done... I think this should be an own RFC thus. Bob