GoogleCloudPlatform / GoogleCloudPlatform/samples-style-guide
Proposal: Language version updates
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Description
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### Description
It is unclear to contributors what language version should be supported. I think we should consider the following guidelines:
* Do not update the minimum language version beyond the oldest supported language version. For specific products that support an older version (such as Serverless Runtimes), an older minimum could be considered.
* Do not update the minimum language version to a non-LTS language version, for languages where there is a specific LTS release.
The guideline should also link to per-language official guidance on version support, such as
This proposal is not suggesting adding minimum version indicators or enforcement where not present already.
### Impact
This will create an improved contributor experience, reducing the amount of revisiting the logic.
### Challenge
Negligible, this is mostly about communicating expectations and does not affect code structure.
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