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Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6

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From Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6
Date Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:03:11 -0700 (PDT)
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Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> Lew wrote:
>> The terms have definitions. "Backward compatible" means that the new product
>> or framework will work with artifacts generated or created for an earlier version.
>> "Forward compatible" means that an artifact from an earlier version works in 
>> a later version of the product or framework.
> 
>      I believe you have miswritten the latter.  As you have written
> them, they would mean about the same.
> 
>      Wikipedia has a nice explanation under &quot;Backward compatibility&quot;.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibility

Thanks. I stand corrected.

-- 
Lew

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Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Sanny <softtanks22@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-10 10:07 -0700
  Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-10 11:26 -0700
    Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-07-10 20:32 +0200
      Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-10 11:56 -0700
        Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-07-10 21:05 +0200
          Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-10 12:56 -0700
          Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-11 15:19 -0700
            Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-11 15:50 -0700
              Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-11 16:41 -0700
                Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-11 17:03 -0700
            Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-07-12 00:51 +0200
        Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-11 23:13 -0400
    Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Sanny <softtanks22@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-11 00:27 -0700
      Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Silvio Bierman <silvio@moc.com> - 2012-07-11 13:12 +0200
      Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-11 14:02 -0700
        Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2012-07-12 00:06 +0200
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            Re: OT Google Groups formatting.  Was Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2012-07-12 11:00 +0200
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        Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-07-12 00:54 +0200
          Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-11 16:25 -0700
  Re: Updating code from jdk1.2 to recent jdk SE 1.6 Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-11 15:15 -0700

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