Backwards Compatibility

ViaVersionJava

A Minecraft server plugin that allows newer client versions to connect to older server versions, enabling cross-version compatibility.

readable-streamJavaScript

A mirror of Node.js core streams for userland, providing a stable streams API across Node.js versions and browsers.

MPark.VariantC++

A C++17 std::variant implementation for C++11/14/17 compilers, providing type-safe unions.

apicompatGo

A Go tool that checks for backwards incompatible changes in Go libraries to ensure consumers still build.

ring_span liteC++

A single-file header-only C++ library providing a ring_span circular buffer view for C++98 and later.

String.prototype.atJavaScript

A robust ES3-compatible polyfill for the String.prototype.at proposal (historical, not upstreamed).

ember-router-service-polyfillJavaScript

A polyfill for the Ember Router Service API, enabling its use in Ember versions prior to 2.15.

cordova-plugin-compatJava

A deprecated Cordova plugin that provided backwards compatibility for Android runtime permissions on older Cordova versions.

ember-compatibility-helpersJavaScript

Helpers for writing backwards/forwards compatible Ember addons with zero-cost runtime flags.