[hermitcrab]

>Usually the worst post-WWDC fallout is needing to recompile the app in question with minimal changes.

But that still means that any app that is not actively maintains dies very quickly. I've got software I wrote for Windows 7 that still runs fine on Windows 11.

[cosmic_cheese]

Perhaps, but when maintenance is just ticking boxes and recompiling most years, I find it not much of a bother.

Also far-reaching backwards compatibility comes with its own downsides. It’s more of a tradeoff than a boon.