From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Add Deprecated aspect to Ada 2020
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:34:17 +0200
Date: 2017-08-21T21:34:17+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <onfcjn$utn$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: vdGmB.643570$9t6.103644@fx31.am4
On 2017-08-21 21:09, Per Sandberg wrote:
> Its good to use to maintain
> backward compatibility while notifying the users that they should change
> their code prior to stepping version of that particular library.
I disagree.
If backward compatibility can be maintained there is no reason to remove
the functionality. "Make it look better" does not count as one.
If compatibility cannot be maintained, there is nothing to warn about,
you just fix the bug before next release.
You always can add new defaulted parameters, new subprograms, new
packages without removing old ones. Even cases like rolling up security
do not justify removal. You can always add backward compatible insecure
mode.
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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-08-21 19:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-08-19 18:52 Add Deprecated aspect to Ada 2020 Lucretia
2017-08-19 18:52 ` Simon Clubley
2017-08-19 18:54 ` Björn Lundin
2017-08-19 20:55 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-19 19:34 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-21 19:09 ` Per Sandberg
2017-08-21 19:34 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2017-08-22 5:47 ` J-P. Rosen
2017-08-22 7:38 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-22 19:32 ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-22 20:04 ` Pascal Obry
2017-08-23 7:11 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-31 1:05 ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-31 15:19 ` Lucretia
2017-09-01 0:13 ` Randy Brukardt
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