Re: Is version compatability symetric

[Nick Chalko]

Stephen McConnell wrote:

A micro version change (IMO) is a neutral with respect to semantic of
execution and computational interface.  As such 1.2.3 versus 1.2.4
changes are for all observable purposes academic.   If this is not true,
then I would assert that you are actually talking about a major or minor
version change in which case the question should be revised.

Cheers, Steve.

The version interface it self does not know about "major" or minor. just isCompatible and compareTo.

So my question is Should isCompatible be symmetric ?

See
http://www.mathwords.com/e/equivalence_properties_of_equality.htm for a reminder of the defs.

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