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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:40:57 +0000
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To: Derick Rethans <derick@php.net>
Cc: Sherif Ramadan <theanomaly.is@gmail.com>, Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net>, 
	Benjamin Morel <benjamin.morel@gmail.com>, PHP Internals <internals@lists.php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC][DISCUSSION] Change var_export() array syntax to
 use short hand arrays
From: morganbreden@gmail.com (Morgan Breden)

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> 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.

It is sometimes used for human consumption now, though. For example,
my team often uses it to generate database seeders from staging
environments.

With respect, I don't think "I didn't intend this to be used in the way it
is
now used" is a compelling argument against improving something, rather
it's an argument *for* improvement in my eyes. Other arguments here not
withstanding.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 5:45 PM Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:

> 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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