RE: ISSUE-4: Versioning Straw Poll

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:48:59 +0200, Robin Berjon <robin@robineko.com>
> wrote:
> > Here's the SP:
> >
> >    This house believes that explicit version mechanisms on 
> an API, such
> >    as have been done elsewhere using for instance 
> hasFeature(), a version
> >    attribute on interface object, or a version parameter passed to a
> >    constructor are not useful in a web context and should 
> be forsaken.
> >    Future revisions to given interfaces should either be strictly
> >    additive,
> >    change names, or ensure that what limited deltas are 
> made do not break
> >    real-world code.

I agree.

(NB: this is the opinion of my company based on previous internal
discussion, hence the quick response)


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|        |   Rich Tibbett
|        |   Orange Labs UK :: Service Evolution :: Research Engineer
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Received on Thursday, 27 August 2009 13:27:48 UTC