[TYPO3-core] RFC: Avoid double checking of match-conditions

[René Fritz]

> NO:
> function workOnArray($a) {}
> $a = workOnArray($a);

I don't know if PHP is intelligent enough to detect the "reference usage".

> YES:
> function workOnArray(&$a) {}
> workOnArray($a);

We may should use more like this. The disadvantage of such function is that 
you don't see easily that they do something with the value. A common naming 
scheme for such functions would help.

> Of course you should take care when designing such a function if you really
> want to work on the array.

Agree

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René Fritz
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