Generationagnostic
Generation-agnostic is an adjective describing designs, software, or systems that are intended to operate across multiple generations of technology without modification for each generation. The phrase is used in contexts ranging from processor or graphics hardware compatibility to software libraries and web platforms. Some writers also spell it generationagnostic.
Key principles include abstraction from hardware specifics, feature-detection over version-checking, modular architectures, and clear separation between
Applications exist in several domains: software libraries that query available features at runtime and select optimized
Benefits include extended product lifecycles, reduced need for separate code paths for each generation, and easier
Related concepts include backward compatibility, forward compatibility, progressive enhancement, and feature detection. The term highlights design