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Just in case there are developers who still use angle brackets instead of string concatenation operators to build up a dynamic array (perhaps because of their slightly improved aesthetic appeal), be aware that although the < -1 > syntax is easy and convenient to use, it can be up to TWENTY or THIRTY times slower than direct string concatenation, especially when used to construct a dynamic array in a loop.

Since the < -1 > syntax can be used to insert values into the centre of a larger array, it always finds the position to insert at by counting delimiters on every iteration. This results in the spectacular performance difference witnessed when the array itself is large.