jtulach commented on PR #7268: URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/7268#issuecomment-2058499089
> ... for 3rd party libraries, I don't think that's done always... It is hard to enforce 100% backward compatibility rules on 3rd party libraries. > the question is how many people we expect will run into problems... Once I [analyzed range dependencies](http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/RangeDependenciesAnalysed#Implications) and claimed that by the _size of the range_ one can see how much a library is compatible > The stability of an [API](http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/API) in complete range repository is ultimately decided by users of the [API](http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/API). In case the [API](http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/API) remains compatible for many versions, the dependency ranges on such [API](http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/API) will be wider. However NetBeans module system doesn't support range dependencies itself. Yeah, _"99% compatibility"_ (good will compatibility) might then be [good](http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/Good) enough for 3rd party libraries. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
