Since the "tokens" are the distilled core of the language one cannot reasonably expect forward or backward compatibility without adding a ton of overhead. That, and since obfuscation is deployed, the method of obfuscation should in fact mutate to make it a moving target and less attractive for someone to reverse engineer.
I think there should be a bold disclaimer that forward/backward compatibility is neither supported nor encouraged.
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