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by miiiiiike 879 days ago
It’s the opposite problem with JavaScript. JavaScript almost always going to be backwards compatible. But, you’re right, because you can’t control the environment you’re going to be perpetually using “new” features that are 2-5 years old.

For example, I can still run my projects from 2004 but I'll have to wait until 2028 to widely deploy my bleeding edge projects from 2024.