> __attribute__((deprecated)) is evil I was wondering if anyone had some insight on this? I understand that deprecating a function usually means you'll be rem

> __attribute__((deprecated)) is evil I was wondering if anyone had some insight on this? I understand that deprecating a function usually means you'll be removing it at some point, which goes against the rule "Evolution is addition only", but is it that bad to try to steer users towards a better API, or am I missing something particularly bad about that deprecation attribute?