[DeadCode] Add RemoveOverriddenAssignBeforeIfElseRector - #8505
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Adds a dead-code rule that removes an assignment placed right before an if/else when both branches fully override the same variable before reading it - so the initial value is never used.
becomes:
Guards, to stay safe:
else(noelseifchain, no missingelse)ifcondition reads the variable$result[] = ...) or a self-read ($result = array_merge($result, ...)) is left alone