Are There Alternatives to Using Depreciated Methods?

[Tablock_]

I am creating a custom block by extending the 'Block' class and noticed that many of the methods inside this class are depreciated. For example, 'getShape,' 'canSurvive,' 'use,' and many others are depreciated. Many of these methods are very useful for me. However, I am hesitant to use them because of their depreciated status. Are there alternative ways to accomplish what these methods do? Also, if there is documentation on various alternatives that would be greatly helpful.

[MFMods]

override those methods freely. you should and for many blocks you need to.

they are not about to be removed. in this case the "deprecated" notice is used wrongly and someone should have introduced a new one.

[Tablock_]

Ok, thanks.