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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC][DISCUSSION] Change var_export() array syntax to
 use short hand arrays
From: derick@php.net (Derick Rethans)

On Mon, 30 Mar 2020, Sherif Ramadan wrote:

> Given that code is meant for human consumption

I have already told you that the output of this function was never meant 
for human consumption.

It was originally added to aid in caching of larger complicated data 
structure through the likes of apc's opcode cache.

cheers,
Derick

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