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	Forward compatibility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Forward compatibility (sometimes confused with extensibility) is the ability of a system to accept input intended for later versions of itself.
		Forward compatibility is harder to achieve than backward compatibility, since, in the backward case, the input data format is known whereas a forward compatible system needs to cope gracefully with an unknown future data format or requests for unknown future features.
		An example of forward compatibility is the specification that a web browser ignore HTML tags not recognised.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forward_compatibility (535 words)

	Forward compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Forward compatibility is harder to achieve than backward compatibility, since, in the backward case, the input format is known whereas a forward compatible system needs to cope gracefully with unknown future features.
		If, however, the benefit of forward compatibility is greater than the risk of it not working, it is typically better not to error out in this case and to give the operating system a chance even if the version cannot be detected.
		The job of backward compatibility is often so difficult for operating systems that virtual machine emulation is often considered a solution for applications that have a dependency on prehistoric operating system versions.
	wiki-shorts.freestat.pl /23-1982-Forward_compatibility.html (275 words)

	Fast forward to forward compatibility
		However, backward compatibility is only half of the story when it comes to predicting the future of change in our applications.
		The technical issues around forward compatibility get rather technical but they are not insurmountable[2].
		There is no technical reason why developers cannot factor forward compatibility into their designs so that the Bobs and Bills of this world can continue to work together without keeping their application versions in lock-step.
	www.itworld.com /Tech/2327/nls_ebusinessfastforward041221/search.html (568 words)

	Compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Backward compatibility is the ability to use the same code, including the latest SDK headers and source, with both current and older versions of LightWave.
		Forward compatibility and compatibility across platforms are largely automatic for the plug-in author, as long as he or she writes to the specification in this documentation and uses the facilities provided by the SDK rather than platform-specific code.
		Forward compatibility is therefore automatic, as long as LightWave continues to support version 4 of LWShaderHandler.
	home.comcast.net /~erniew/lwsdk/docs/compat.html (2123 words)

	Forward compatibility and web standards \| evolt.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Forwards compatibility only makes sense when the next iteration of a product is made to be backwards-compatible with previous versions of itself.
		XML is one of the few markup languages that meets the vague definition of forwards compatibility in a manner that is truly independent of the implementation layer.
		Forwards compatibility is something you can hope for, but you'll only find out when it's too late, and that could be as soon as then next browser revision.
	www.evolt.org /article/Forward_compatibility_and_web_standards/17/60115/index.html (8910 words)

	ONLamp.com -- Preserving Backward Compatibility
		Backward compatibility is really a series of promises to your users as to what they can expect when they upgrade to a new version of your software.
		Once you've thought about the level of compatibility you want to promise to your users, the next step is to think about the actual places your project needs to worry about specific kinds of compatibility problems.
		This means that backward compatibility is preserved at the level of the binary object code produced when you compile the library.
	www.onlamp.com /pub/a/onlamp/2005/02/17/backwardscompatibility.html (2647 words)

	Green SupplyLine \| Lead-free plating strategy includes backward compatibility with tin/lead solders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Backward compatibility refers to the ability of a lead-free component to be mounted to a printed-circuit-board (PC-boards) using tin/lead (SnPb) solder reflow processing.
		Forward compatibility refers to the ability of current SnPb lead finishes to be used with lead-free solder pastes during board mount assembly.
		Backward compatibility to tin-lead processes is considered to be critical for this transition from tin-lead to lead-free processes.
	www.greensupplyline.com /howto/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185302750 (775 words)

	davidbau.com: Theory of Compatibility (Part 2)
		Because the promise of both backward and forward compatibility of currency is one of the bedrock foundations of a modern economy.
		Forward compatibility follows from a proof essentially identical to the proof used to establish forward-compatibility of HTTP.
		Because it was offset by the benefits of introducing a different form of compatibility (compatibility between currencies of different nations).
	davidbau.com /archives/2003/12/08/theory_of_compatibility_part_2.html (2667 words)

	Forward Compatibility
		One of the goals for QMTest 2.1 is to promise forward compatibility for (at least a subset of) the QMTest APIs.
		A compatible variable whose value is a sequence type may contain additional elements in the sequence.
		A compatible variable whose value is a dictionary type may add additional keys, or Classes An old-style class may be replaced with a new-style class.
	www.codesourcery.com /archives/qmtest/msg00487.html (788 words)

	davidbau.com: Theory of Compatibility (Part 1)
		Version compatibility is when we can introduce a new version of either a producer or consumer of messages without changing the other.
		Forward compatibility: this is what we want when a new version of a message producer is introduced without changing the message consumers.
		What the theorem of compatible extensions tells us is that c(S) becomes useful when more than one version of the contract coexists on the same network.
	davidbau.com /archives/2003/12/01/theory_of_compatibility_part_1.html (3809 words)

	Backward/Forward Compatibility Issues with HDF5
		This provides the best forward compatibility by allowing the maximum number of older versions of the library to read new files.
		The second class of compatibility issues consists of situations where an application written to work with one version of the HDF5 Library fails to compile, link, or behave as would be expected with a different version of the library.
		Note that compatibility flags are maintained only for the releases associated with the immediately following minor version number (see library version numbers above).
	hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu /HDF5/faq/bkfwd-compat.html (2897 words)

	Motorola - Template
		Block diagrams distinguishing forward and return paths by color are printed on the chassis covers for easy reference of components.
		Forward Compatibility: The latest amplifiers may use all ergonomic accessories such as the SFE--, but it is also possible to use the older version non-ergonomic accessories such as the EQ-- if desired.
		Backward Compatibility: The ergonomic accessories are the same as the previous accessories, except for the addition of the plastic guides and shells.
	broadband.motorola.com /catalog/productdetail.asp?productID=305 (295 words)

	Version Compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Conversely, forward compatibility means that an application created using a later version of the.NET Framework will run on an earlier version.
		However, for forward compatibility you might need to modify an application so that the application runs as expected.
		For both backward and forward compatibility, a change to the.NET Framework that helps improve security, correctness, or functionality might also raise compatibility issues.
	msdn2.microsoft.com /en-us/library/47a587hk.aspx (258 words)

	UnknownReference : Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - Posts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Forward compatibility refers to an older product, like Everett, being able to support a new feature like generics.
		Designing for forward compatibility can be more difficult as it is an unknown thing.
		I decided to test what forward compatibility will work with the current Tech preview for a VS Whidbey component to be used in VS 2003.
	dotnetjunkies.com /WebLog/unknownreference/archive/2004/01/21.aspx (948 words)

	HP-UX 11i v1 Compatibility
		Because it protects your investment and allows you to upgrade easily, compatibility is an important feature that HP has always recognized and that HP customers have come to expect.
		Archive and shared relocatable object compatibility: An executable that is created by linking with a shared library that has dependencies on an archive library (a situation that typically occurs when linking with archive system libraries) is not supported.
		Compatibility issues or exceptions have been noted for the following products or features that have been updated in September 2005.
	docs.hp.com /en/5991-2814/ch02s07.html (856 words)

	Compatibility Considerations and Version Changes
		Forward compatibility means an application written for the.NET Framework version 1.1 can execute on version 1.0.
		Although forward compatibility is supported by the.NET Framework, an application that uses a type or member specific to version 1.1 will never run properly on version 1.0.
		This is not a forward incompatibility because the application can never be expected to work.
	www.gotdotnet.com /team/changeinfo (1800 words)

	dandruff:: Web standards and forward compatibility (Ohh I am weak)
		He is right on two points — forward compatibility is not web standards, and that nothing ensures forward compatibility — but he is also somewhat short-sighted on many others.
		And after all that, forward compatibility is not the sole argument for web standards, and there is little point in stirring up confusion with rhetoric.
		Anyway, I'm looking forward to the day that neither you or I talk about web standards; by then, everything is running as it should be.
	unadorned.org /dandruff/archives/2003/04/09/001631.html (911 words)

	Forward compatibility
		An example of this is glob forwards compatibility.
		That's where forward compatibility comes in: at the start of your app, check what version of Tcl is running, then load a bunch of extra definitions and overrides, which emulate the new features in scripts which call the available (lesser) features.
		The irony of writing lots of extra snippets of code to implement forward compatibility is that - in the end - it promotes the adoption of newer versions of Tcl/Tk and new features.
	wiki.tcl.tk /1537 (422 words)

	Re: Definition of forward/backward compatibility (was: XML Schema Versioning Use Cases) from ...
		Re: Definition of forward/backward compatibility (was: XML Schema Versioning Use Cases) from noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com on 2006-03-06 (public-xml-versioning@w3.org from March 2006)
		Bill is right, I think, in implying that our specific goal will be to define the use of schemas in such scenarios, but to design the schema mechanisms well, we will need to consider the overall needs and processing models of the applications.
		Secondly, "assuming all nodes in the instance document not present in the later version of the schema are ignored" is defining a mechanism to achieve backward compatibility rather than a definition of it.
	lists.w3.org /Archives/Public/public-xml-versioning/2006Mar/0002.html (493 words)

	www.iGeek.com
		Backwards compatibility is when you create a new function or feature for your computer, but must also have a mode that works just like it did in the past.
		The Mac was one the first computers to be "forward" compatible on a semi-regular basis.
		Compare that to the PC, which had USB which was backward compatible, or multiple incompatible processor modes, and so on.
	www.igeek.com /articles/General/ForwardCompatibility.txt (911 words)

	HP-UX 11i v2 Compatibility
		This means that while C code developed on HP 9000 servers is forward compatible to HP Integrity servers, the reverse is not necessarily true.
		HP maintains application binary compatibility across all hardware platforms of the same family which are supported by the same version of HP-UX.
		Compatibility issues or exceptions have been noted for the following products or features that have been updated in May 2005.
	docs.hp.com /en/5991-1101/ch02s07.html (1591 words)

	Dan Fernandez's Blog : Testing compatibility for Whidbey/Everett
		Forward compatibility refers to an older product, like Everett, being able to support a new feature like generics.
		I decided to test what forward compatibility will work with the current Tech preview for a VS Whidbey component to be used in VS 2003. To test forward compatibility, I created a simple generic class with two static methods. The first method returns a generic collection, the second returns a non-generic collection.
		There may be occasions where Everett code could call Whidbey code without run-time errors but we're not explicitly designing for this type of compatibility (forward).
	blogs.msdn.com /danielfe/archive/2003/12/03/51921.aspx (360 words)

	forward compatibility from FOLDOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Forward compatibility is harder to achieve than backward compatibility, since, in the backward case, the input format is know whereas a forward compatible system needs to cope gracefully with unknown future features.
		An example of future compatibility is the stipulation that a web browser should ignore HTML tags it does not recognise.
		Nearby terms: forward « forward analysis « forward chaining « forward compatibility » forward compatible » forward delta » forward engineering
	ftp.sunet.se /foldoc/foldoc.cgi?forward+compatible (84 words)

	SAS/SHARE Version 6 to Version 7 Cross-Version Issues : Backward and Forward Compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Forward and Backward Compatibility in a Cross-Release Environment
		In this instance, a Version 6 client and its application are forward compatible with a Version 7 server and its data because the data does not contain Version 7 features.
		However, a Version 6 client and application are not forward compatible with a Version 7 server and data that does include Version 7 features.
	www.okstate.edu /sas/v7/sashtml/books/share/z0426938.htm (350 words)

	SAS/SHARE Version 6 to Version 7 and Version 8 Cross-Version Issues : Backward and Forward Compatibility
		In this instance, a Version 6 client and its application are forward compatible with a Version 7 or Version 8 server and its data because the data does not contain Version 7 or Version 8 features.
		However, a Version 6 client and application are not forward compatible with a Version 7 or Version 8 server and data that does include Version 7 or Version 8 features.
		Backward and forward compatibility allows cross-version access in a restricted mode.
	www.asu.edu /sas/sasdoc/sashtml/shr/z0426938.htm (435 words)

	Protocol Design Folklore > Simplicity versus Flexibility versus Optimality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When there are technical choices and the committee cannot decide, often the result is to put in all options, even if for all practical purposes any choice alone would have worked well enough.
		Backward compatibility: Admittedly, it is difficult to cause old stuff to go away.
		But years of patching to fix bugs or adapt to technology for which the original protocol was not designed create complexity.
	www.informit.com /articles/article.asp?p=20482&seqNum=8 (789 words)

	VB Helper: HowTo: Demonstrate many useful techniques including backward and forward compatibility
		If you think about it, this technique makes forward compatibility the same as backward compatibility.
		If they are not present in the serialization, that's ok--they just take their default values.
		At first serializtions and forward/backward compatibility may seem a bit confusing.
	www.vb-helper.com /howto_compatibility.html (1626 words)

	Impact To Customers
		Backward compatibility: A lead-free component is said to be backward compatible if it can be reliably attached to a PCB using tin/lead solder paste with a tin/lead solder profile (typical peak reflow temperatures ranging from 220°C to 235°C).
		Forward Compatibility: A SnPb component is said to be forward compatible if it can be reliably attached to a PCB using lead-free solder paste with a lead-free profile (typical peak reflow temperatures ranging from 240°C to 260°C).
		Through-hole packages have not been evaluated for forward or backward compatibility.
	www.national.com /packaging/leadfree/impact.html (293 words)

	From HP-RT to LynxOS: Migrating from HP-RT for POSIX-conformance and forward compatibility
		From HP-RT to LynxOS: Migrating from HP-RT for POSIX-conformance and forward compatibility
		Migrating from HP-RT for POSIX conformance and forward compatibility
		Migrating HP-RT code to the LynxOS® real-time operating system for maximum security and future compatibility is one way to preserve that investment.
	www.lynuxworks.com /solutions/migration/hp-rt.php3 (303 words)

	Ted On Flex - Flash Player - Forward, Backward, Platform Compatibility
		For developers who have evolved with Flash Player, we take forward, backward, and platform compatibility for granted.
		FORWARD COMPATIBILITY: I can't even remember the precise details myself now, but when Flash 7 came along, it handled "undefined" a little differently than F6 when variables were passed in via the embed/object.
		Flash 8 and 9 are MacOS X or Windows exclusive and the Flash 9 still planned on Linux will still no run on 64-bits platform, at least without a huge deal of hackery.
	www.onflex.org /ted/2006/08/flash-player-forward-backward-platform.php (1760 words)

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