Re: [PHP] how old is this version of PHP?

2013/8/19 Jeff Burcher <[email protected]>

>
> I apologize if this is off topic, but this raises a question for me. Why
> can't new versions be backwards compatible? Is it really that difficult to
> accomplish? This has been a complaint of mine for years with Windows ever
> since we went from 95 to 98. I am an AS400 programmer and I have legacy
> programs written in RPG II, which died 20 years ago, and they still run
> fine
> on the newest version of AS400 or iSeries or Power System or whatever the
> heck it is called now. I also have PHP scripts that are many years old that
> work just fine the way they are, if a new version doesn't come along and
> make me have to reprogram for no reason just because it can't handle older
> code. Really, have Do loops and data calls changed that much over the
> years?
> I mean, all you do is set a condition, use a variable key field, and voila,
> data is pulled and processed, no big deal. Yeah, you can get fancy with it,
> but the core basics are still the same. I have been programming for over 35
> years and like to think that once a program is built it should run forever.
> Do we just accept that we have to rewrite every program we ever wrote every
> time a new version comes out? A little extreme, but you get my point.
> Comments? Suggestions?
>

My 2 cent: I hadn't any major issues with BC since 5.3 and from 5.2 it
required a little bit to do, but was solveable (means: It wasn't
complicated, but only an afternoon time to invest). Caine complaints from
time to time his codebase here. That is nothing new and I am unsure how
representative his statements are.

Regards,
Sebastian


>
> (I am also the kind of guy who thinks quality made hand tools from the
> 1800s
> are superior to many purchased today at Lowes or Home Depot.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Burcher - IT Dept
> Allred Metal Stamping Works
> "Making Metal Parts since 1946."
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lester Caine [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:24 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] how old is this version of PHP?
> >
> > Larry Garfield wrote:
> > > 5.2.9 was released in February of 2009.  5.2 is completely retired and
> > > out of support.  5.3 is on security-only life-support.  5.4 is the
> legacy stable
> > release.
> > >
> > > Yes, 5.2.9 IS that old. :-)  Really, get a host that has made it into
> > > this decade.  (GoDaddy apparently doesn't meet that qualification.)
> > > You're doing clients a disservice by allowing them to run such an
> > > ancient and unsupported version.
> >
> > While the statements are correct, many users are not in a position to
> move
> > from their currently working systems to even 5.3 let alone 5.4. There is
> still a
> > lot of legacy code that unless a few more people step up and help bring
> it
> > forward for the many - non programming - users who are stuck with legacy
> > applications, they will remain requiring 5.2 to run. ISPs got caught out
> when
> > they arbitrarily moved accounts forward, and GoDaddy have even been
> > caught by that, so maintaining a LTS version of PHP5.2 is the lesser evil
> ...
> > Windows 2000 is supposed to be dead, but *I* still have sites reliant on
> it
> > because the code and hardware is unsupported in even XP. Saying
> > something is dead only works if there is an affordable way of moving
> forward
> > ;)
> >
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