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by superkuh 1354 days ago
>Backwards compatibility isn't really about whether you can run code on _old versions_, but if you can run _old code_ on new versions.

Ah, sorry, I guess I mean forwards compabitibility then. The ability to interpret/compile code written by devs today on machines with software from years ago (or months ago in rust's case).