Jira (PUP-477) Implement Strict Numbers

[Andrew Parker (JIRA)]

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Andrew Parker commented on an issue   Re: Implement Strict Numbers We will implement a "strict mode" in puppet 4.x that disallows implicit coercions. At the same time we will introduce a warning mode that warns about coercions. The user will then have the option of deciding how strict the language should be. After that we can decide if the next iteration of the language semantics should be strict by default or not. Add Comment   Puppet / PUP-477 Implement Strict Numbers 3x has hybrid string / number auto type conversion. The experimental 4x evaluator also has this, but with currently fixed paradoxes in this handling. It continues to be a problem balancing between "being helpful" and "being correct and free of paradox". It would be much cleaner to never automatically convert between numbers and strings (except possibl... This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.