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I would upvote this twice if I could. We will never break compatibility is code for "we will never fix warts and mistakes in the language".
by zigzag312 3y ago
I would upvote this twice if I could.
We will never break compatibility is code for "we will never fix warts and mistakes in the language".
- tptacek 3y agoIt obviously isn't, as the text of the article repeatedly observes.
- zigzag312 3y agoYou are right. I haven't read the article and just assumed. It's actually about how they enabled introducing "breaking" changes without actually breaking backwards compatibility with existing code. Which is best possible outcome.