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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Basic Type Alias
From: lanre@online-presence.ca (Lanre Waju)

Hi Saki,

I will have to disagree as the convenience doesn't come from the 
complexity of union types, rather how many times its used. Its easier to 
use ConstantNode in 10 functions vs NodeA|NodeB|NodeC.

On 2023-10-26 6:58 a.m., Saki Takamachi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It seems to me that there is more to lose than gain. I'm afraid that when we look at the signature, we'll be confused as to whether it's a class or a type.
>
> Even if these problems were successfully resolved, I feel that it would only reduce readability. I've never seen a union type complex enough to require an alias.
>
> Regards.
>
> Saki