Anyone using Older LC versions?

[Richmond Mathewson]

Well, I use 7.1.4 on a very nearly daily basis because, in my opinion:

1. The Properties Palette is way, way better than that in 8/9.

2. Almost everything feels more intuitive.

3. I rarely need any of the extra stuff offered in subsequent versions.

BUT:

4. I am NOT a person you should consider targetting as I like to work 
with "Plain Vanilla LiveCode."

HOWEVER:

5. Check for "lurkers in the undergrowth" who work with versions earlier 
than 8/9 because:

5.1. They've got perpetual licences on earlier versions and don't feel 
that stumping up an annual fee for later versions is justified.

Richmond.

On 12/8/2018 1:16 pm, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode wrote:
>
> Howdy Folks,
>
> I am preparing to roll out some addon updates. Therefore, I wanted to 
> check which LC versions I need to support! What's the oldest version 
> that YOU would need? Or if you know someone else who's using an older 
> one.
>
> (Don't answer if you're just using 8/9; that's expected.)
>
> I've always supported a range of LC versions, due to the different 
> financial/licensing and feature/bug circumstances that people have 
> had. And (contrary to some pop "CompPsy") it's usually not a big deal, 
> especially since I'm the middleware and the code already works. There 
> are some generational LC tech differences and new keywords that can 
> lead to optimization, but more often it's an arbitrary matter of which 
> LC to compile with, and more importantly, how many versions I need to 
> test.
>
> So...for the last few years I've been targeting 5.5 and up. This time 
> I'm wondering whether I need to continue supporting 5.5, or can I kick 
> it up to 6.7? It'll be one or the other. If anyone still needs 5.5 for 
> serious work, let me know.
>
> (And yes, there can be some LC issues at least on Mac if publishing 
> standalones with older versions, very true and good to bear in mind 
> for security, UX, etc. But not everyone uses Mac or publishes 
> standalones; I'm supporting addon users with their workflows and the 
> LC versions they own, not policing or second-guessing what they do 
> other than abiding by the addon TOS of course. I guess we may be 
> getting past the LC permanent licenses where people would stick with a 
> version to save money, but checking anyway just to be sure of people's 
> needs. My addons run on the paid editions of LC, including Indy and 
> Business.)
>
> However, LC 4 is definitely out to pasture now as far as the addons 
> are concerned! :) There were generational tech issues between LC 4 and 
> 5.5, and I'll be optimizing some code accordingly. In the unlikely 
> event that anyone needs pre-5, there are still published versions of 
> the addons that should continue to work very well with them.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Curry Kenworthy
>
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