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Just a question, but why is the interation cycle so extreme with Mozilla? Version 29? What is so different from version 3.x.x ... where we had normal interation
by BrownBuffalo 12y ago
Just a question, but why is the interation cycle so extreme with Mozilla? Version 29? What is so different from version 3.x.x ... where we had normal interations I could wrap my head around. The whole number upgrades are insane. I know its such a simple thing, but trying to relate with software interation steps on such a fast moving number, just is mind boggling.
- 3rd3 12y agoBecause of Chrome: http://krzysiu.net/misc/history_version_numbers_internet_browsers http://krzysiu.net/misc/history_version_numbers_internet_bro... I think it's a marketing strategy to convey active development.
- 3rd3 12y agoAnother possibility might be usability, since whole numbers are easier to deal with than longer version names. Otherwise, I find Paul-ish’s theory above the most plausible one.
- robin_reala 12y agoThey release every 6 weeks. Chrome is on a similar strategy with similar version numbers.
- fotbr 12y agoIt's what the cool kids at google were doing, so mozilla had to copy them, as usual, without any real thought as to whether it made sense.
- Paul-ish 12y agoI believe it prevents people from accumulating on old versions. Upgrading version becomes a routine thing. Windows XP is an example of what you get with longer release cycles. XP was out so long people began to rely on it in a big way and upgrading becomes a laborious process. OS X doesn't have that issue, I suspect in part because they are have a more rapid release cycle.
- zobzu 12y agoactually the changes since version 3.x are mindblowing. if you had least picked 28 to 29 i don't know.. but theres a million lines of code change between 3 and 29. the js engine is like 50x faster, theres hundreds of new things supported, etc.