tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37028276.post-87819806729621572782008-04-27T20:49:00.000+01:002008-04-27T20:49:00.000+01:002008-04-27T20:49:00.000+01:00The issue of how long to support an API is complex...The issue of how long to support an API is complex. If you had spent years developing a codebase for a really big application you would not react kindly to the rug being pulled from under you, even less if you had paid millions for such a system. I believe that End Users should expect their systems to run for at least 10 years and so API and O/S vendors should support for 15 to 20 years.Of courseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com