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by PieterH 3894 days ago
Citation needed.

If you have an example of problems caused by forwards compatibility, please provide it.
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cwyers 3894 days ago
The essay that's quoted from spends the next few paragraphs saying basically that.
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PieterH 3894 days ago
You're right. The essay is out of date. In fact the "don't break stable contracts" rule has made life much simpler. It took a while for that to work through. I've corrected the text. Thanks for pointing it out.
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