Re: Breaking backwards compatibility - good or bad?

Colin Fine wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>>
> No. Because it's apparently escaped your notice that most programs are
> written by people.
>

So, what's your point? They have to be understood by computers. Why
not just write in machine code?

>>
>> Horse Hockey. EVERY programmer has a choice as to which language to use.
>>
> Yes. But if all the languages they are being offered are case sensitive,
> that is what we may call a stacked deck.
>

Not at all. There are a lot of languages which are not case dependent.
  And if you don't like the options, create your own!

>> And quite frankly, most programmers I know would put you in the
>> "old-timer-has-been-who-refuses-to-change-but-wants-everyone-else-to-change-to-suit-him"
>>
>> category.
>>
> I'm sorry? I think you mean the
> 'old-timer-who-doesnt-see-the-need-to-change-something-that-works'
> category.
>

Nope, I meant *exactly* what I said.

>> And quite frankly, I really don't give a damn what you think. So I'm
>> not going to waste any more of my time.
>>
> You didn't have to reply to Tony's critique in the first place. But for
> some reason you took it as an attack you had to defend against.
>
> Happy new year
>
> Colin

No, and I didn't have to reply to yours either. But I did reply for the
benefit of new people here.

I didn't take it as an attack. I took it as a stupid statement by an
uninformed, past-his-prime or too stubborn to change programmer.

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