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authorNikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com>2019-07-07 11:25:16 +0200
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It is important for the stability and maintainability of PHP that tests are
comprehensive.
+Failure conditions of `zend_parse_parameters`, `ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS()` and
+similar functions should not be tested. These parameter parsing APIs are already
+extensively tested, and additional tests only complicate future modifications.
+
+For newly created tests, a `--CREDITS--` section should no longer be included,
+as test authorship is already accurately tracked by Git. If multiple authors
+should be credited, the `Co-authored-by` tag in the commit message may be used.
+
## Writing documentation
There are two ways to contribute to the PHP manual. You can edit the manual and