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Honestly, assembly language bitrots far faster than other programming languages. In my lifetime, the only thing that really comes close to qualifying as "compil
by jcranmer 1y ago
Honestly, assembly language bitrots far faster than other programming languages. In my lifetime, the only thing that really comes close to qualifying as "compiler language syntax/compiler planned obsolescence" is Python 2 to Python 3. In contrast, with x86 alone, there's three separate generations of assembly language to go through in that same timeframe.
- timhh 1y agoPython still doesn't do very well on backwards compatibility & bitrot, even after 3. They're constantly deprecating and removing things. https://docs.python.org/3.12/deprecations/index.html https://docs.python.org/3.12/deprecations/index.html This obviously improves Python, but also it means you absolutely shouldn't choose Python if you are looking for a low maintenance language.
- sylware 1y agoCycles of the planned obsolescence here is long, 5/10 years. Shorter for c++ and similar, than C.
- jcranmer 1y agoLook, I work on compilers, and I have no idea what you're even trying to refer with "planned obsolescence" here. And 5/10 years is a very short time in compiler development planning! Prototypeless-functions in C were deprecated for longer than some committee members were alive before they removed from the standard, and they will remain supported in C compilers probably for longer than I myself will be alive.
- sylware 1y agofeature creeps.