From 4ae8c341c960213bdefd603affe965c59379a5c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emery Hemingway <ehmry@posteo.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:23:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Note on ordering and default initialization

---
 preserves-schema.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/preserves-schema.md b/preserves-schema.md
index 5f7d8cc..4e849d1 100644
--- a/preserves-schema.md
+++ b/preserves-schema.md
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ number or boolean:
                / Ref
                / LiteralPattern  -- with a side condition
 
+A host language will likely use the same ordering of its types as
+specified by the schema. It is therefore recommended to specify first
+the alternative best suited as a default initialization value (if
+there is any).
+
 ### Intersection definitions.
 
     AndPattern = NamedPattern "&" NamedPattern *("&" NamedPattern)