Top "Obsolete" questions

Methods and ideas that are no longer used in the current versions of various technologies.

Why is Java Vector (and Stack) class considered obsolete or deprecated?

Why is Java Vector considered a legacy class, obsolete or deprecated? Isn't its use valid when working with concurrency? And …

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Are IFrames (HTML) obsolete?

Getting contradictory messages about that, hope they're not. I cannot imagine support for it would stop, since a gazillion sites …

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ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings is obsolete

The following code works fine: string api_url = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["api-url"].ToString(); with a warning message as follows: 'System.Configuration.…

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Is Swing Still in Use Today?

Is Java Swing still in use? is the most recent post I found, and it is 4 years old (now 11 years …

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why is Android API level 9 obsolete?

Android version 2.3 - 2.3.2 (API 9) are declared as obsolete, and according to Android Market statistics, are very rare (0.5% of market users). …

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Why are drand48() and friends obsolete?

After all, they seem superior to the standard libc rand(). Have I missed something? (I have spent some time searching …

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Which functions from the standard library must (should) be avoided?

I've read on Stack Overflow that some C functions are "obsolete" or "should be avoided". Can you please give me …

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If <a name="..."> is obsolete, what is preferred?

The HTML code <a name="some_bookmark">text</a> is very useful for creating links to …

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Suppressing obsolete warnings in VB.NET

I have VB.NET code in Visual Studio 2008 using an obsolete method and would like to suppress the warning. Unfortunately, …

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Does ASP.NET Core still use OWIN?

I noticed when using C# to build an older MVC project, that there is a lot of references to an …

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