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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #45 on: November 29, 2010, 06:57:16 pm »
Quote from: Deep Thought on November 29, 2010, 06:55:38 pm
Quote from: ScoutDavid on November 29, 2010, 07:21:24 am
Good for the topic to be merged :)

Serious companies such as Microsoft and Google have it all documented:

7.0.517.44

This is my version of Google Chrome (the latest), it's huge, so I think they really care about this number, though.

Just to let you know (in case you wanted a newer version), 8.0.552.210 is out :)

And yeah, a lot of really big products use long numbers. Kinda overdoing it for a calculator project, though. A.BB.CCC or something like that seems pretty good already.

When I press about, it says "Up to date... Version: 7.0.517.44" :S

EDIT: OH it's a beta :P

EDIT2: Installed
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #46 on: November 30, 2010, 02:16:52 am »
Yeah, generally first number is for major updates, second one for minor updates and third one for even smaller updates, such as fixing a typo or small bug. I generally stick to 2 numbers.

Btw wasn't there another topic about version numbers elsewhere? ??? I merged the 3rd one started by Scout but I swear there was a longer one... ???
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #47 on: November 30, 2010, 06:47:44 am »
I think there was one on another site, but I don't know. But yeah, now that you mention it, I think that you are correct.

What is the abcd part of the title?  Obviously understand version numbers and completion percent, but abcd?
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #48 on: November 30, 2010, 11:19:12 am »
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on November 30, 2010, 02:16:52 am
Yeah, generally first number is for major updates, second one for minor updates and third one for even smaller updates, such as fixing a typo or small bug. I generally stick to 2 numbers.

Btw wasn't there another topic about version numbers elsewhere? ??? I merged the 3rd one started by Scout but I swear there was a longer one... ???

Yeah, it's here: http://ourl.ca/7279

Another merge?
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #49 on: November 30, 2010, 11:45:21 am »
Quote from: graphmastur on November 30, 2010, 06:47:44 am
What is the abcd part of the title?  Obviously understand version numbers and completion percent, but abcd?
0.1a, 0.1b?
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #50 on: November 30, 2010, 11:46:41 am »
I like to use letters for versions of programs that aren't really updates, like different candidates for people to try out.
« Last Edit: November 30, 2010, 11:46:52 am by Deep Thought »
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2010, 03:04:58 pm »
Quote from: Deep Thought on November 30, 2010, 11:19:12 am
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on November 30, 2010, 02:16:52 am
Yeah, generally first number is for major updates, second one for minor updates and third one for even smaller updates, such as fixing a typo or small bug. I generally stick to 2 numbers.

Btw wasn't there another topic about version numbers elsewhere? ??? I merged the 3rd one started by Scout but I swear there was a longer one... ???

Yeah, it's here: http://ourl.ca/7279

Another merge?
Thanks, moved and merged with the current one.
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #52 on: December 04, 2010, 08:50:15 am »
Quote from: Deep Thought on November 30, 2010, 11:46:41 am
I like to use letters for versions of programs that aren't really updates, like different candidates for people to try out.

Quigibo uses both numbers in Axe (0.1, 0.4.5, 0.4.6) and titles (Beta, Zeta, Pre-Alpha, etc.)
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #53 on: December 04, 2010, 12:47:25 pm »
Yeah, Greek letter titles are pretty widely accepted. Pre-Alpha for bleeding-edge, Alpha for the first working versions (that might still have major bugs), Beta for new versions that should be pretty stable but need to be tested to get rid of bugs, etc. It's all what the programmer decides, of course, but people should stick to conventions like these, at least for titles (so some user wouldn't download an Epsilon thinking it's pretty stable, then get BSoD/BLoD).
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #54 on: December 04, 2010, 12:49:36 pm »
Quote from: Deep Thought on December 04, 2010, 12:47:25 pm
Yeah, Greek letter titles are pretty widely accepted. Pre-Alpha for bleeding-edge, Alpha for the first working versions (that might still have major bugs), Beta for new versions that should be pretty stable but need to be tested to get rid of bugs, etc. It's all what the programmer decides, of course, but people should stick to conventions like these, at least for titles (so some user wouldn't download an Epsilon thinking it's pretty stable, then get BSoD/BLoD).

They are accepted, but until reading your post, I didn't know Alpha, Beta, Pre-Alpha meant, only Beta.

To be easier for all the public, the number is better, being the version 1.0 the first stable release, and 1.1 for fixing bugs that people found in the main release
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #55 on: December 04, 2010, 06:08:03 pm »
I never saw anyone other than Quigibo use Delta or Gamma instead of Beta and Alpha before, though...

In Ndless case, it seems ExtendeD is using the same version number as the OS it runs on, now, followed with another number. Example Ndless 1.1 is for OS 1.1, Ndless 1.7 for OS 1.7 and Ndless 2.0 for OS 2.0 (there are exceptions, though, such as Ndless 1.0)
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #56 on: December 04, 2010, 06:13:11 pm »
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on December 04, 2010, 06:08:03 pm
I never saw anyone other than Quigibo use Delta or Gamma instead of Beta and Alpha before, though...

In Ndless case, it seems ExtendeD is using the same version number as the OS it runs on, now, followed with another number. Example Ndless 1.1 is for OS 1.1, Ndless 1.7 for OS 1.7 and Ndless 2.0 for OS 2.0 (there are exceptions, though, such as Ndless 1.0)

That's a good idea, but most programs are AllOS Compatible (except for that special case).

In my PC programs I only change the units digit when I make a complete makeover of the GUI.
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #57 on: December 04, 2010, 11:26:17 pm »
Ah, found it (nice description of how people generally use those terms): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Development
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #58 on: December 04, 2010, 11:53:52 pm »
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on December 04, 2010, 06:08:03 pm
I never saw anyone other than Quigibo use Delta or Gamma instead of Beta and Alpha before, though...
That's because its not standard practice, its kind of just an inside joke to extend the releases past beta.
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Re: [MERGED TOPICS] Version numbers/abcd/Completion %
« Reply #59 on: December 04, 2010, 11:56:24 pm »
Ah, I see now ;D

I guess it's kinda like Wacky Fun Random Numbar Generator v1.00000069. :P
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