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Re^3: Sometimes I'd Rather Punch Myself in the Head

by BrowserUk (Patriarch)
on Dec 20, 2008 at 20:24 UTC ( [id://731798]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Sometimes I'd Rather Punch Myself in the Head
in thread Five Features Perl 5 Needs Now

I'd rather see the burden of forwards compatibility placed on upgraders.

++If only...

This pseudo-ideal of perpetual backward compatibility is a chain around the neck of software development.

Imagine if new cars still had drum brakes & leaf springs; 4-speeds & no synchromesh; manual windows, AM radios & 8-track stereos; cast iron blocks, carburators & distributors with rotor arms.


Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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Re^4: Sometimes I'd Rather Punch Myself in the Head
by Anonymous Monk on Dec 21, 2008 at 17:01 UTC
    They do, power costs extra

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