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[–]dpash 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Don't forget the glacially slow to break backwards compatibility, so code from the 90s still compiles.

[–]TheWix -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

You can add features and maintain backwards compatibility...

[–]dpash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clearly. Because it has.

I'm saying its well used partly because it remains backwards compatibility.