Top "Backwards-compatibility" questions

Backward compatibility refers to a software or hardware system that can successfully use interfaces and data from earlier versions of the system.

How to warn about class (name) deprecation

I have renamed a python class that is part of a library. I am willing to leave a possibility to …

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Will TortoiseSVN 1.7 work properly against a SVN 1.6 repository?

I would like to upgrade my TortoiseSVN installation to version 1.7. We have a VisualSVN server running with a SVN 1.6 repository. …

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What is the difference between MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET and -mmacosx-version-min?

I often need to target Mac OS X versions that are older than the one I'm currently running. As I …

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How well does jQuery support backward compatibility?

We have had issues with Mootools not being very backward compatible specifically in the area of drag and drop functionality. …

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Python's many ways of string formatting — are the older ones (going to be) deprecated?

Python has at least six ways of formatting a string: In [1]: world = "Earth" # method 1a In [2]: "Hello, %s" % world Out[2]: …

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what's the difference between -source and -target compatibility?

When using the Java compiler (javac), we can specify two kinds of compatibility. One is using -source and the other …

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inflating fragments with compatibility package android

I am trying to inflate a layout containing a Fragment using the backwards compatibility package. I took the jar file …

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What does it really mean to target a framework, and how do I maximize compatibility?

Greetings all, This has confused me ever since I first started coding in C#. My goal is to create an …

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Web Services API Versioning

I offer a small Web Services API to my clients which I plan to evolve over time. So I need …

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How should I write my C++ to be prepared for C++ modules?

There are already two compilers that support C++ modules: Clang: http://clang.llvm.org/docs/Modules.html MS VS 2015: http://…

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