> > For JFace Assert, the deprecation is now 7 years old, and the alternative > API to use has been available for 15 years. > For platform.getJobManager(), the deprecation is now 6 years old, and the > alternative API to use has been available for 15 years. >
I don't disagree. I want to add one more point for your consideration. Let's take a look at JFace Assert. A completely useless class. Not in use by a lot of people. I can totally understand that this class has to go. Good riddance. Platform.getJobManager is IMHO a different case. Platform and PlatformUI are the King and Queen of Eclipse Platform. Changing API in the Platform class is much more likely to break a lot of clients. Instead of removing the method, we could perhaps tuck it away as a deprecated, Javadoc-less oneliner at the end of the class. Not ideal, but IMO a better choice for our community. PS or (perhaps a silly idea, don't hate me) create a class PlatformDeprecated that Platform extends and move dead wood there.
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