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 - Different GUI
 - Java-based Apache Tika library for metadata extraction is *NOT* integrated to reduce bloat
-- A complete redesign based on .NET Framework API with no regard for maintaining code resemblence to original Java version
+- A complete redesign based on .NET Framework API 
+  ~~with no regard for maintaining code resemblence to original Java version~~
+  (See update below)
+
+## Note on compatibility with Java-based [WRECK][wreck]
+
+WRECK.NET started with the original stance that it would be a simplified total
+re-implementation in .NET like a separate application without aiming for 
+feature parity. This is to enable me to focus on rapid development of a working
+.NET application with the core functionalities completed.
+
+Much has changed since then. As the prototype Windows Forms application took 
+shape and began working, I began to become ambitious in trying to make the two
+code bases look similar. This is to enable me to update both applications in 
+future. 
+
+Since 10 Jan 2024, I have been incorporating as much reusable logic as
+possible, to the point where I was doing a line-by-line porting for the core
+classes and methods. In summary, most of the crucial backend and file 
+processing logic have been ported over.
+
+### Latest status
+
+Update on 7 March 2024
+
+- A `JShim` Java Runtime API emulation layer to mirror call references to 
+  classes and method that wraps around the .NET API
+- Majority of codes from the original [WRECK][wreck] has been ported over
+
+What are still missing or different today?
+
+1. Charting of the statistics (given that the UI is not the same)
+2. More statistics tracking and reporting
+3. Missing file attributes backup, restoration and verification function.
+
+### Future plan and direction
+
+In fact, I have been working on the .NET version and finding it more efficient 
+and lightweight than the Java version. In all likelihood, I will continue to 
+focus more on the .NET version going into the future.
+
+The original Java WRECK may become stagnant with no updates or new features. 
+
+## Introduction
 
 WRECK.NET is a C#.NET desktop utility tool to *restore the file system timestamp* 
 *attributes of files using the recorded metadata* if possible and rules / 
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 ![WRECK>NET CLI](../../wiki/assets/images/wreck-cli.png)
 
 For more information, see the [Wiki](../../wiki/Home).
+
+[wreck]: https://github.com/gyk4j/wreck