On 2008-06-18 15:37 -0700 (Wed), Frederik Eaton wrote:
My only concerns are that deprecating the old interfaces seems like a declaration of intent to eventually remove them.
Just as one opinion, I prefer that old interfaces get removed. I have no problem updating code to deal with this kind of stuff, and the cost of that is easily paid off (for me) in the benefits I get from having simple interfaces available. I found Java's libraries quite trying due to the amount of cruft one was always wading through. That said, I think it's a *very* good idea to keep old versions of libraries and compilers available for download, for those folks that want to run a program written for an older system and don't feel up to tweaking the code to run on a newer one. cjs -- Curt Sampson <cjs@starling-software.com> +81 90 7737 2974 Mobile sites and software consulting: http://www.starling-software.com