1 Brief description
The blogger’s bookmark page has always left a problem. The software’s forward compatibility and backward compatibility have been plagued by this problem before. Let’s record it today.
2 Forward compatibility and backward compatibility
It is not difficult to understand these two concepts from the origin of the software industry. The software originated abroad (personal understanding). Therefore, it is best to understand these two words in accordance with English habits;
forward compatibility (forward compatibility) = upward compatibility (upward compatibility) is compatible with the future, that is, the software designed now should consider whether it can be used in the future.
Forward compatibility: Windows 3.1 must be able to run programs developed for Windows 10
backward compatibility (backward compatibility) = downward compatibility (downward compatibility) is compatible with the past, that is, the software designed now should consider whether the data of the old version can be used.
Backward compatibility: Windows 10 must be able to run programs developed for Windows 3.1