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I know it is the actual title of the article, but is "ripped" really an accurate word to use to describe what is happening here? > "VBScript is being deprecate

by bsuvc 3y ago

I know it is the actual title of the article, but is "ripped" really an accurate word to use to describe what is happening here? > "VBScript is being deprecated," Microsoft said. "In future releases of Windows, VBScript will be available as a feature on demand before its removal from the operating system." This sounds like the opposite of "ripped" to me. Maybe "slowly withdrawn" might be more accurate. "Ripped" implies (to me) a sudden and traumatic removal, without care for collateral damage that might be caused.

gotoeleven 3y ago
This is some top-shelf pedantry!
- bsuvc 3y ago
  Yes, I can be like that from time to time.
Aeolun 3y ago
For the people relying on VBScript daily, an announcement of even phased removal will feel like it’s ripped out of the system.
- notRobot 3y ago
  I am a VBS user and am not particularly happy about this. Wish it could just remain, but I guess I kinda I understand why it's being removed. Honestly I'll probably be off Windows by the time it's totally gone so it's probably fine.
  - bigstrat2003 3y ago
    Honestly I'm surprised it lasted this long if anything. Windows scripting moved over to powershell like a decade ago at this point (if not more). I imagine it's only Microsoft's strong commitment to backwards compatibility which has let VBS last this long.
JdeBP 3y ago
Welcome to The Register, the on-line newspaper that has been calling people who write Wikipedia "wiki-wankers" and "wiki-fiddlers" since 2004, and named Kevin Warwick "Captain Cyborg". There is a reason that it has a red masthead. (-:
deafpolygon 3y ago
Can't we just stop linking to the Register? They're not really good journalism. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecat...
- JdeBP 3y ago
  Or even https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/commit/2bcb2c924de2e0669e0a404556cfae782b618da9 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/commit/2...

by bsuvc 3y ago

gotoeleven 3y ago

This is some top-shelf pedantry!

bsuvc 3y ago
Yes, I can be like that from time to time.

Aeolun 3y ago

For the people relying on VBScript daily, an announcement of even phased removal will feel like it’s ripped out of the system.

notRobot 3y ago
I am a VBS user and am not particularly happy about this. Wish it could just remain, but I guess I kinda I understand why it's being removed. Honestly I'll probably be off Windows by the time it's totally gone so it's probably fine.
- bigstrat2003 3y ago
  Honestly I'm surprised it lasted this long if anything. Windows scripting moved over to powershell like a decade ago at this point (if not more). I imagine it's only Microsoft's strong commitment to backwards compatibility which has let VBS last this long.

JdeBP 3y ago

Welcome to The Register, the on-line newspaper that has been calling people who write Wikipedia "wiki-wankers" and "wiki-fiddlers" since 2004, and named Kevin Warwick "Captain Cyborg". There is a reason that it has a red masthead. (-:

deafpolygon 3y ago

Can't we just stop linking to the Register? They're not really good journalism. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecat...

JdeBP 3y ago
Or even https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/commit/2bcb2c924de2e0669e0a404556cfae782b618da9 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/commit/2...