<p dir="ltr">2013-04-02T14:57 <a href="mailto:tim@timtimeonline.com">tim@timtimeonline.com</a>:<br>
> [...] One of the few arguments I have seen for maintaining the status quo indefinitely is poorly-written legacy code. If that is truly our concern (and I hope it isn't), perhaps we should simply announce such a change well before we actually make it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Very well before.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I betcha there are some thermostats that might get bit, and possibly some medical appliances too.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Or industrial control.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The applications of computers with the most horrific downside risk are, inexplicably, not renowned for the best design expertise at controlling against surprises.</p>