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Subject: Re: New function proposal
From: fsb@thefsb.org (Tom Worster)

On 10/8/15 11:05 AM, Mattias Gonzalez wrote:
> I wanted to propose the "var_die($var)" functionallity.
> My mates and i use a lot var_dump($var);die;
>
> Since die() wont print an array just a string, i think it´ll be very useful.
>
> It should do the var_dump($var);and die();
>
> what do you think?

I think we easily achieve the same ends (efficiency in manual debugging) 
without adding functions to PHP. For example, I have shortcuts in my 
editor to insert the code to:

- dump with or without HTML formatting
- dump and die
- eval(\Psy\sh());

Even in difficult environments like live remote debugging in a term this 
is usually feasible. Only very old editors can't cope (e.g. heirloom vi) 
and then there are other options to send configured strings.

A carpenter knows how to use tools.

Tom