To ensure forward compatibility, you don't want to modify the client application.

要确保向前兼容性，您不希望修改客户机应用程序。

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Though you can safely ignore these caches, manual creation steps are described here for forward compatibility purposes.

不过您可以安全地忽略这些缓存，这里描述手动创建步骤是为了向后兼容目的。

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For example, in the case where XML is used as a standard for data exchange, the application must provide backward or forward compatibility to older or newer versions of the standard.

例如，如果将XML用作数据交换标准，应用程序必须提供向前和向后兼容性，以支持较新或较旧的版本标准。

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Rather than talking about backward-compatibility, enterprise now has to embrace forward-compatibility, designing systems based on new technology to meet evolving user needs and creating customer value.

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As Apple showed during its iPhone 5 launch, when the company announced a major change to its dock connector, Apple prefers to move technology forward rather than maintain compatibility, and corporate customers are deeply concerned with compatibility.

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If Google can work on unifying the platform and increasing compatibility across the myriad of devices in the wild, perhaps Android gamers can look forward to more of this behavior.

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