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Re:JavaScript Temporal Is Coming by baq on Thursday January 30, 2025 @07:49AM (#42877250)
First rule of being a platform: Do Not Break Existing Code.
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Re:JavaScript Temporal Is Coming by spiffyk on Thursday January 30, 2025 @08:30AM (#42877488)
Well, Java did not break existing code, they added the new code alongside the old one. Just like JavaScript seems to be doing years later.
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Re:JavaScript Temporal Is Coming by Cthulhu_ on Thursday January 30, 2025 @09:08AM (#42877768)
That's fair, but they didn't need to - just make a new Date library and deprecate the old one.
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