[Gtk-sharp-list] Re: Improving Gtk#

Christopher Nehren apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:11:57 +0000 (UTC)


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On 2005-04-26, Thiago sayao scribbled these
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> Another thing, i always see deprecated API or "obsolete, do not use".
> I think obsolete API should not be part of gtk#.

Obsolete APIs allow programmers to migrate their software. If you remove
deprecated APIs, you force programmers to migrate right then and there,
because their code is then broken. Not all programmers have the
resources necessary for this.

I think top posting should not exist, but hey, people do it anyway.

Best Regards,
Christopher Nehren
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