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Old Meets New: How Backward Compatibility works! Imagine a Video Game Console 🎮 Let’s say you have an old PlayStation 4 (PS4), and you love playing your favorite games on it. Now, a new PlayStation 5 (PS5) comes out with better graphics and new features, but guess what? You can still play your old PS4 games on the PS5! That means the new system works with the old games. This is exactly what backward compatibility means onchain! How This Works onchain When a blockchain gets an upgrade, it still allows older versions to work without any problems. People who haven’t upgraded can still use the blockchain, and their transactions, apps, and digital assets remain safe. Example: Bitcoin’s SegWit Upgrade Bitcoin received an upgrade called Segregated Witness (SegWit), which improved transaction speed and reduced fees. However, even if some users or nodes didn’t upgrade, they could still validate and process transactions, as SegWit was a soft fork and remained backward compatible.
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Why It’s Important → No one is forced to upgrade immediately. → The network keeps running smoothly without breaking old transactions. → People can continue using their digital assets even after upgrades. In conclusion So, backward compatibility ensures that new upgrades work seamlessly with existing protocols, allowing older nodes, transactions, and smart contracts to remain functional. This keeps the network unified, secure, and continuously evolving without leaving anyone behind! If this was valuable, plz repost and gib me a follow. Tenkz🙂‍↔️
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Perfecto 👌
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