On: If you were involved in the OpenGL ES specification, you are an idiot

[jes5199]

> In my experience, backwards compatible APIs and languages are what makes development a pain going forward

That's the exact opposite of my experience! Libraries that are constantly changing their APIs produce the vast majority of my work.

[cpeterso → jes5199]

I think hermanhermitage meant that backwards compatibility makes development painful for the library developer.