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It isn't about the language, although Rust being new and adding new features makes it worse. It is about the developer culture. So, do I know a language with a

It isn't about the language, although Rust being new and adding new features makes it worse. It is about the developer culture. So, do I know a language with a developer culture that is forwards compatible? Yes. Bash. It regularly gets new features added (surprising, I know). But Bash devs know that their users won't always have the bleeding edge and don't use $latest stuff as soon as it's released.

riquito 5y ago
> But Bash devs know that their users won't always have the bleeding edge and don't use $latest stuff as soon as it's released. Frankly, it's more that we have no idea which shell (nevermind the version) the code will run onto and keep on relying on old api and luck...