Hackward compatibility
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bunsen_hI'm slightly surprised that the only references I can find to "hackward compatibility" appear to be due to scanning errors and typos.
It seems to me to be the perfect term to describe the need for or practise of maintaining all of the kludges and work-arounds that have accumulated over several software generations.
It seems to me to be the perfect term to describe the need for or practise of maintaining all of the kludges and work-arounds that have accumulated over several software generations.
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Date: 2014-11-12 03:36 am (UTC)