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To fix this problem, we introduced the simple rule that new stable releases of the software must (a) talk to old stable releases and (b) they must support
by nrh 11y ago
To fix this problem, we introduced the simple rule that new
stable releases of the software must (a) talk to old stable
releases and (b) they must support existing apps, without
changes. We more or less succeeded with that, so ZeroMQ
versions 3.2 and 4.0 work nicely with 2.2 and 2.1, for
example.
...and pain ensued.
- PieterH 11y agoCitation needed. If you have an example of problems caused by forwards compatibility, please provide it.
- cwyers 11y agoThe essay that's quoted from spends the next few paragraphs saying basically that.
- PieterH 11y agoYou're right. The essay is out of date. In fact the "don't break stable contracts" rule has made life much simpler. It took a while for that to work through. I've corrected the text. Thanks for pointing it out.