It’s called backwards compatibility. However, they should assign it a default value if the language permits it, thus making it an optional parameter. If the language doesn’t permit that, overload the method to have an endpoint that doesn’t require it.
It’s called backwards compatibility. However, they should assign it a default value if the language permits it, thus making it an optional parameter. If the language doesn’t permit that, overload the method to have an endpoint that doesn’t require it.