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Re:PHP to deprecate MySQL extension by SeoxyS on Friday July 15, 2011 @03:10PM (#2768650)
Being forever backward-compatible is a curse that prevents innovation and makes you end up with the mess of a language that PHP is.
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Re:PHP to deprecate MySQL extension by pavel_lishin on Friday July 15, 2011 @04:08PM (#2768866)
I agree, but you don't have to be backward-compatible forever - you can deprecate features gracefully.
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