Isn't it about time for D3?

[Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d]

On Wed, 2017-06-14 at 11:57 +0000, bachmeier via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> 
[…]
> I've been using D for four years. I can still compile code that 
> compiled with DMD at that time, with only a few minor 
> modifications. I expect to be able to do the same four years from 
> now.

I suggest this is the wrong view of backward compatibility.

If you have a code that is never to change then you should archive the
compiler that compiled it along with that code. To demand that D must
never fail to compile ancient code is just wrong.

If a code is to be left untouched but the compiler not archived then
the code must be recompiled and amended as needed with each new
compiler that is accepted in the workflow.

-- 
Russel.
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