RE: [picocontainer-dev] SerialVersionUID

Hi Michael,

Michael Rimov wrote:
>> I've noticed that Michael added serialVersionUIDs to all
>> serializable gems classes. The question is: Do we want this? The
>> implicit consequence is that it is now our job to guarantee binary
>> compatibility and change this UID if the class layout changes.
> 
> Well, I think part of it is more along the lines of "What is it going
> to be used for?"  If serialization performance after redeploys is
> critical, then we need it.

But then we must ensure also the compatibility. However, we're not prepared for such tests yet.

> There had been a lot of addition of SerialVersionUIDs to Pico-Core,
> which is why I was propagating them to Pico-Gems.  But I'm fine
> either way with removing them as well.

IMHO currently the only valid solution.

- Jörg

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