Re:Deprecate Like You Mean It
by pvtmert on Thursday December 11, 2025 @07:06PM
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I have 2 better ideas;
1. Start charging money for/of deprecated APIs. Just like Oracle did it with Java 8.
- OR -
2. Add a timestamp-based RuntimeException to the very same code-path. If the date is greater than (>) the deprecation date, simply throw RuntimeException. for 100% of the requests, all the time.
Yes, it will page someone, and yes, it will get fixed immediately!
1. Start charging money for/of deprecated APIs. Just like Oracle did it with Java 8.
- OR -
2. Add a timestamp-based RuntimeException to the very same code-path. If the date is greater than (>) the deprecation date, simply throw RuntimeException. for 100% of the requests, all the time.
Yes, it will page someone, and yes, it will get fixed immediately!