API Modernization: Building Bridges As You Cross Them

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Electron overhauls several APIs: it converts callbacks to promises via v8 C++ wrappers and supports both styles for at least one major version while emitting deprecation warnings. A macOS change forces a breaking decision — it removes the tray highlight API in Electron 7 because NSStatusItem behavior changes. Dependency updates (Chromium, V8, Node) drive new features and occasional scramble — e g a Node timing issue during v6 — and a native promise migration surfaces an uncatchable rejection bug that required native fixes.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:43Software Modernization
3. 3:19Modernization Goals
4. 4:01Electron
5. 6:21API Contract Breakage
6. 7:06Semantic Versioning
7. 8:11(Some) Types of Modernization
8. 8:29Platform Modernization
9. 13:20Language Modernization
10. 14:27Language Updates
11. 18:09Dependency Modernization
12. 21:50Communication & Your End-Users
13. 23:01Ensure Redundancy
14. 24:00Communicate Early
15. 24:57Provide Context
16. 25:46Minimizing Churn
17. 26:25When to NOT modernize?
18. 27:37Wrapping Up

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