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which begs the question... Is backward compatibility dead ? People are rejoicing when developer updates their app "fast" to support new OS, but once upon a tim

which begs the question... Is backward compatibility dead ? People are rejoicing when developer updates their app "fast" to support new OS, but once upon a time, one wouldn't even expect to have to update anything at all, just because "new OS version". You can easily run Win 95 app on Win 10. I can run a CNC controller built for WinXp, controlling very destructive equipment on Win7 without issue, and I've been using statically linked binaries on Linux for years without problem, so really WTF ? Are Apple fans just that blind ?

slmjkdbtl 6y ago
It's just buggy, not dead. However there should be a point when backward compatibility should be dropped, if you want to keep maintaining a sane codebase and interface, or force a "better" way of doing things. When Apple deprecated OpenGL and moved to Metal, I hated it but I actually respected a lot, cuz Metal does have a superior design, and by deprecating old technology they're forcing devs to use this better technology for better software (being proprietary is separate issue).
- rorykoehler 6y ago
  Looking at the list of hardware that doesn’t work anymore and I’m delighted I didn’t buy any when i was considering it. I would be very pissed right now if the expensive hardware I bought stopped working due to an OS upgrade. Most of my musical equipment is much older than NI as a company even and I never have to worry about it breaking due to software updates.
- alacombe 6y ago
  > It's just buggy, not dead. However there should be a point when backward compatibility should be dropped, if you want to keep maintaining a sane codebase and interface, or force a "better" way of doing things. Not when millions of people rely on working computers, and as much third party peripherals.
  - slmjkdbtl 6y ago
    Then I'm interested to know when, what's the number of years, should we drop backwards compatibility for a certain version of interface, if ever. I'm sure there're still a lot of punch card programs and today no new system support it. Also there's always a option to not use the new technology that dropped backwards compatibility, which is why many people still buy second hand game consoles and casette players. I love them, but I accept the fact that they're no longer backward compatible with new devices.

slmjkdbtl 6y ago

It's just buggy, not dead. However there should be a point when backward compatibility should be dropped, if you want to keep maintaining a sane codebase and interface, or force a "better" way of doing things. When Apple deprecated OpenGL and moved to Metal, I hated it but I actually respected a lot, cuz Metal does have a superior design, and by deprecating old technology they're forcing devs to use this better technology for better software (being proprietary is separate issue).

rorykoehler 6y ago
Looking at the list of hardware that doesn’t work anymore and I’m delighted I didn’t buy any when i was considering it. I would be very pissed right now if the expensive hardware I bought stopped working due to an OS upgrade. Most of my musical equipment is much older than NI as a company even and I never have to worry about it breaking due to software updates.
alacombe 6y ago
> It's just buggy, not dead. However there should be a point when backward compatibility should be dropped, if you want to keep maintaining a sane codebase and interface, or force a "better" way of doing things. Not when millions of people rely on working computers, and as much third party peripherals.
- slmjkdbtl 6y ago
  Then I'm interested to know when, what's the number of years, should we drop backwards compatibility for a certain version of interface, if ever. I'm sure there're still a lot of punch card programs and today no new system support it. Also there's always a option to not use the new technology that dropped backwards compatibility, which is why many people still buy second hand game consoles and casette players. I love them, but I accept the fact that they're no longer backward compatible with new devices.