On 06/22/2012 02:00 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jun 22, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Leland Jackson wrote: > >> Removing the old stuff would make the app cleaner, faster, and easier to >> learn and use, but at the price of breaking legacy code that might >> require a lot of work to update. > Then you run the legacy code on the legacy version. New code runs on > the new, cleaner version. > > -- Ed Leafe
Eventually the old system will be locked out from the rest of the world. In each new release of an OS, including its core apps, there are usually additions to the class libraries, which include new properties and methods. As developers begin targeting the new functionality, they create dependencies on the latest version of the class libraries being present. Therefore, in a stagnant environment you will run into situations like firing up your browser to check your bank account, only to be greeted with a message that your browser is no longer supported, and should be updated. You may find that in order to update your browser, you must first upgrade your OS to meet the browser's dependencies, but doing so will create problems running VFP, so you can become stuck. People think they don't have to upgrade or stay current, but its a necessity; unless you want to become isolated, venerable to security risks, or broken down, ( eg the maintenance of older system or incompatibility of older drivers with current hardware and OS dilemma ). Regards, LelandJ > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
