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How to use the word “deprecation” correctly

• jader201 4y ago
  This article oddly includes "depreciation", but (anecdotally) I've never heard of this being confused with "deprecation". I think, instead, they should have included "obsoletion", which I think is what is more often confused/overlooked in favor of using "deprecated" to mean something that has already been obsoleted. That is, "deprecated" is often incorrectly used as a synonym for "obsoleted".
  • jerf 4y ago
    "This article oddly includes "depreciation", but (anecdotally) I've never heard of this being confused with "deprecation"." Then you may be in for an instance of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon [1] now. It's very widespread. Sometimes it feels like I see "depreciation" more than "deprecation". I've even heard people say out loud "depreciation" several times. [1]: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human...
  • alanh 4y ago
    Thank you for reading and for your suggestion to include "obsolete". That’s a great alternative for the confused usage of deprecate!
• mc4ndr3 4y ago
  Ideally, when an element is deprecated, the deprecation notice provides clues toward replacements for the unfortunate user bitten by the deprecation. Too many API's drop capabilities without a hint of what downstream developers should do to preserve application behavior.