Balancing Backward Compatibility and Innovation

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Balancing the need for backward compatibility with the drive for innovation is a critical factor in tech development. While maintaining compatibility can make upgrades smoother, it can also hinder progress. Apple's approach of prioritizing innovation over backward compatibility has enabled them to successfully transition architectures within a relatively short timeframe, showcasing the benefits of cutting losses in favor of advancement.

Predrag Gruevski and Chris Krycho joined the show to talk about SemVer. We explore the challenges and the advantages of semantic versioning (aka SemVer), the need for improving the tooling around SemVer, where semantic versioning really shines and where it’s needed, Types and SemVer, whether or not there’s a better way, and why it’s not as simple as just opting out.

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