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minus-squareazvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoEventually it’ll be easier to create a compatible drop-in replacement than maintain the decades old code, if it isn’t already
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoUnlikely, unless you drop backwards compatibility for undefined behaviour. Unless you write a complete specification on it, you’ll end up either breaking old stuff, or slowly rebuilding the same problems.
Eventually it’ll be easier to create a compatible drop-in replacement than maintain the decades old code, if it isn’t already
Unlikely, unless you drop backwards compatibility for undefined behaviour. Unless you write a complete specification on it, you’ll end up either breaking old stuff, or slowly rebuilding the same problems.