The truth is, I used to do this too, for a very long time actually. The truth is, I used to do this too, for a very long time actually. So what's wrong with it? Technically, there is nothing wrong with it. It works and does what it should do. But just imagine for a moment, as your applications evolve, you might get into the habit of sprinkling your code all over with little echos, var_dumps and cu
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