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

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On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:50:24 -0700 (PDT), Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Roedy Green wrote:
>>Luuk wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :
>> &gt;Forward compatible does not exist,
>>  
>> The words forward and backward don&#39;t add anything but confusion.  Some
>> people say backward and some forward.
>
>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 "Backward compatibility".

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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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
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      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: 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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