http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/200502/get_out_of_the_zeros.html
( -or- http://j.mp/4VYdQK ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I love open source software. I use a lot of open source software. But there's something that really bugs me about it: zeros. You know the ones I mean: the major version number. What is the problem people have with declaring a piece of software to be 1.0? Look, your software isn't done, we all know that. Software is never done. That's one of the great things about it. If you write a book, at some point you have to walk away from it and hand it to the printer. You generally don't get to tweak it some more, fix problems in it, add new content. Sure, some books will go through multiple editions or revisions, but for the most part, writing text is a finite process. But software is never done. You'll always find bugs to fix, features you want to add, improvements to make, and so on. That's what version 2 is for! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-dev This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
