# Forward compatibility and stability of Julia vs. Packages

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/forward-compatibility-and-stability-of-julia-vs-packages/97968>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [April 25, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/forward-compatibility-and-stability-of-julia-vs-packages/97968 "2023-04-25T18:09:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![aplavin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/aplavin/32/222056_2.png) [@aplavin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aplavin)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/forward-compatibility-and-stability-of-julia-vs-packages/97968/38 "2023-04-27T11:40:52Z")

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Sorry, maybe it was better for me to also quote the next sentence:

> [@New Julia LTS? Are many using the current (Julia 1.6) LTS?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-julia-lts-are-many-using-the-current-julia-1-6-lts/93919/11):
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> I’m personally much more comfortable updating Julia than I am package versions.

And this is often not the case in _(my)_ practice. Many packages are user-facing with little or no dependents, so updating them has little potential to break anything — at least there’s no large cumulative effect as with updating Julia.

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