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[-] TehPers@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

I wish languages were more willing to release breaking versions, like a C++ v2 or such. That's not to say languages don't already have breaking changes between versions (Python comes to mind), but it would allow people to start fresh and clean up obsolete designs and libraries.

[-] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

You know the cleaning up probably won’t happen. If some dependency doesn’t work anymore because Python introduced a breaking change, then you stick with the old Python version.

[-] thbb@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Python is actually a good example of this: see the mess that the transition from 2.6 to 3 generated.

[-] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Python 3.7 is another good example. The new await and async keyword broke a lot of programs.

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