Re: 4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-08 Thread Robert McKeever via 4D_Tech
No, it’s just Friday… > On Sep 8, 2017, at 7:20 AM, David Adams via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:41 PM, Doug Hall via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com >> wrote: > >> What's wrong with using semantic versioning, like the rest of the entire >> freaking

Re: 4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-08 Thread David Adams via 4D_Tech
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:41 PM, Doug Hall via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com > wrote: > What's wrong with using semantic versioning, like the rest of the entire > freaking world? > Wait, are you saying that just because something has been confusing for years, offers no obvious benefits to

Re: 4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-08 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
exactly... can't be the asme (same) :) On Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:41:01 -0500, Doug Hall via 4D_Tech wrote: > What's wrong with using semantic versioning, like the rest of the entire > freaking world? --- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing

Re: 4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-08 Thread Doug Hall via 4D_Tech
What's wrong with using semantic versioning, like the rest of the entire freaking world? On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 7:44 PM, Lee Hinde via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Not to drill too deeply, but no new features != no new changes. 16.2 for > instance updates the Xerces engine, which

Re: 4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-07 Thread Lee Hinde via 4D_Tech
Not to drill too deeply, but no new features != no new changes. 16.2 for instance updates the Xerces engine, which apparently changed the case sensitivity of existing XML commands. And I think the company line is that R releases (the non-beta ones) are customer ready. But generally, yes, the

Re: 4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-07 Thread David Adams via 4D_Tech
This new keyboard is just killing me. Anyway, ignore the incomplete version of this method. I was reminded yesterday that it's pretty easy not to understand the difference between dot releases and R releases. I guess it's the numbering? I do understand it now (it took a few years), but it's still

4D dot releases versus R releases - a metaphor

2017-09-07 Thread David Adams via 4D_Tech
I was reminded yesterday that it's pretty easy not to understand the difference between dot releases and R releases. I guess it's the numbering? I do understand it now (it took a few years), but it's still hard to explain. I though of a new way so I'm tossing out two explanation.s 16.016.1 16.2