It's odd to see an article emphasising backwards compatibility, but not a single mention of Microsoft (I even ctrl+F'd the page source to check!) They've regressed a bit in the recent years but I'd still consider MS the gold standard for back-compat. I have Win32 binaries I last modified over 15 years ago, small (or perhaps tiny - size measured in KBs) utilities that I use daily. They worked perfectly on Win95, and still do on Win10.
I wonder when/if the software industry will ever stabilise. It's possibly the only industry where frequent and disruptive change continues to happen, and is even welcomed by many in it (not me).
I wonder when/if the software industry will ever stabilise. It's possibly the only industry where frequent and disruptive change continues to happen, and is even welcomed by many in it (not me).