[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48400: Coding Standards: Revisit decision to keep PHP 'array()' notation and switch to modern '[]' bracket notation

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#48400: Coding Standards: Revisit decision to keep PHP 'array()' notation and
switch to modern '[]' bracket notation
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 Reporter:  apedog       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  General      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  coding-standards
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Comment (by apedog):

 Reading through WordPress PHP code feels downright archaic.
 My Javascripts know that [] is an array. My JSONs know that [] is an
 array. Hell, my PHP knows that [] is an array. Only WordPress has to spell
 it out for me.

 I also don't understand why the discussion/decision to `wontfix` this has
 to happen elsewhere.. weird.

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