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I guess it's a matter of opinion, but I greatly prefer it they way they did it. Announcing "this is going away" without a timeline would make me worry "when? n

I guess it's a matter of opinion, but I greatly prefer it they way they did it. Announcing "this is going away" without a timeline would make me worry "when? now? in a month?" Instead, by saying "12 to 18 months", I know this is a long-term thing and I can plan for it. The timeline is very useful information.

feanaro 11y ago
But the point is that they shouldn't have set the timeline until a replacement was reasonably in place. They could (and should) have said "this is going away 12 to 18 months after we've been able to determine what APIs are needed and implemented them".