I think perhaps you misunderstood Guido's intent: Language _changes_ - by definition - affect forward compatibility, and in some cases (as in change in syntax), will affect backward compatibility.
His note acknowledges this, and the time-frame of the effect such changes have on the community (years). He has proposed, to solidify work and acceptance on Python 3, to put that in place for the coming years now, so people can be confident in investing in making changes to Python 3. That's the way I read it. - Yarko On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:22 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > yes but then people would run out of names sooner.;-) > > On Oct 22, 11:13 am, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: > > Iif your application was built with version 2.5, use version 2.5, not > > version 2.6, not version 2.7 but 2.5, because that is what works. > > > > Thats the easiest way to capitalize on your software system, if you can't > > upgrade your base code, you shouldn't be using the latest and greatest > > software... > > > > That being said, I think versions need to be eliminated completely from > > software, it should just be python, and just be web2py, and just be > windows, > > or ubuntu. > > > > Without versions, that requires programmers to not break backwards > > compatibility. > > > > -Thadeus > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:28 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> > wrote: > > > > > I wish that statement were made before python 3.x was released. > > > Breaking everybody's code to change syntax without adding new real > > > features was not a good marketing move in my opinion. > > > > > I would have preferred the statement were a commitment not to break > > > backward compatibility in the future rather than a moratorium on > > > changes. There is nothing wrong with changes that enrich a language > > > (or any system) as long as they continue allow users to continue > > > capitalize and build on existing systems. > > > > > Massimo > > > > > On Oct 22, 9:32 am, desfrenes <desfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.ideas/6282 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
