[opensource-dev] Question regarding llSetLinkPimitiveParamsFast() function in 1.38.0

[Lear Cale]

It's generally a bad idea to change behavior dramatically, and much
safer to add a new function.

Dramatic changes in behavior cause new bugs, or cause old but
insignificant bugs to become significant.

New functions don't.



On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Obsidian Kindragon
<Kindragon at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've a quick question regarding the new llSetLinkPimitiveParamsFast()
> function in 1.38.0. Why did LL opt for a new function instead of just
> removing the delay from the current llSetLinkPrimitiveParams() function?
> I can't conceive any case where removing the delay from the current
> function would break any existing content.
>
> - Obsidian Kindragon (AKA Obsidian Stormwind)
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