JSL Compatibility between JMP versions

Question

I have a lot of users that are going from JMP 14 to 16...skipping 15 altogether.

I noticed that there are no "JSL Compatibility  Notes" listed for 15 or 16 here: https://www.jmp.com/support/notes/41/004.html .  Is it safe to say there are no known issues that users will face if there are no JSL Compatibility Notes listed for those versions if they go from 14 to 16?

Thanks!

Mark_Bailey · Accepted Answer

I recommend that they consider adopting unit testing for 'mission critical' scripts. This approach is the only way to build a safety net to catch bugs that are introduced for any number of reasons. There is no general solution. The unit test is the way to verify specific behavior and results in a particular use case.

See this introduction to JSL unit testing and the framework developed as an JMP add-in.

MikeD_Anderson · Accepted Answer

Another thought is that the Scripting Guide for each release has a chapter called "Compatibility Notes."  There's lots of good info in there that doesn't necessarily make it into the New Features documents: