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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 19:28:08 +0200
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To: "Reindl Harald (privat)" <harry@rhsoft.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Alias for `int|float`
From: benas.molis.iml@gmail.com (Benas IML)

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...and introducing 'number' would also be a huge BC break (even in our
codebase there's a class named 'Number').

Best regards,
Benas


On Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 7:26 PM Reindl Harald (privat) <harry@rhsoft.net>
wrote:

>
>
> Am 08.11.20 um 18:09 schrieb Eugene Sidelnyk:
> > Hello, internals!
> >
> > What do you think about creating shorthand `number` for `int|float`?
>
> nothing because:
>
> a) float accepts int anyways
> b) overloading the engine for each and every nuance is not helpful
> c) union types are clear and readable
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