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How is the version number choosen??? by Necroman on 10-26-2003 at 11:55 AM
msgplus is hopping from 2.21.57 to 2.50, just in 1 step ....
i was just wandering why the next step is 2.50 and not 2.22 for example
or were there other version that never got to see daylight?
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by KnightieBoy on 10-26-2003 at 11:57 AM
I think it's 2.50 now because it has some big changes... new features, 2.22 is more for smaller changes..
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Necroman on 10-26-2003 at 11:58 AM
fair enough, but even then the more logical choice would be 2.30
correct?
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by KnightieBoy on 10-26-2003 at 12:07 PM
naaah then it still looks like 2.21.. 2.50 has more impact..
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Choli on 10-26-2003 at 12:15 PM
quote:yes, but originally the next version after 2.10 was going to be 2.50. Patchou decided that number because that version (2.50) would contain a lot of new features. Then Micorsoft released messenger 6, and Patchou made 2.20 because he wanted Plus! to be compatible with msg 6 but didn't make all those new features.
Originally posted by Necroman
fair enough, but even then the more logical choice would be 2.30
correct?
The last weeks, Patchou have been working a lot in the new version of plus! He added a lot of new features and corrected a several bugs, so the new version is more than a 2.30 version. That version will be 2.50 and will be released on 28th.
Now you can ask: and why not version 3 if patchou added all those new features? Well, I think a version 3 is much more than adding new features. The next version (2.50) will have the same (well, similar) interface as the current one (2.21). Also it'll use the same ways to hook messenger, the same "internal engine". A major number change (from 2.x to 3) should be done (in my opinion) when things related to internal structure of Plus! change.
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by bach_m on 10-26-2003 at 01:28 PM
for instance, a complete rewrite of the code (like there was from 1.42 > 2.0)
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by CanadianOriginal on 10-26-2003 at 07:27 PM
From what I learned when I was programming (long ago in a land far, far away 
), the unofficial way to build a version number was:
x.y.z (which today is often seen as x.yz)
x = Major verion number: this number should be incremented only when there is a major modification to the core function of the program
y= Minor version number: this number should be incremented when substantial changes are made to the program but without modifying it's core, such as adding features, redesinging the interface, etc.
z= Program revision: This number should be incremented when small changes are made to the program. Such changes can include visual tweaks, bug fixes, security patches, or slight enhancements.
Keep in mind, these are loose guidelines I was told in college, but I've found they apply at least partially to most programs.
Cheers!
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by lylesback2 on 10-26-2003 at 07:30 PM
randomly made up... lol kidding, they have there own methods
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Choli on 10-26-2003 at 07:45 PM
They're good guidelines, yes. But each program and each programmer aplies them in the better way to its features and necessities
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Patchou on 10-27-2003 at 02:40 AM
Yep, the x.y.z guidelines written here are what I use. The only problem with the "major" version number part is that too much software tend to abuse it to get people to think that the software has major new features when in fact, only some bitmaps and a few options were added. Using that kind of standard I would probably be at version 4.0 already but hey, I think that "2.50" looks very sweet 
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by DarKnight on 10-27-2003 at 06:03 AM
As do I, Patchou.
* DarKnight looks at his calendar
Messenger Plus! 2.50 is soooooooooooooooooooooo close.
* DarKnight thinks Patchou should release it a bit early.
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Choli on 10-27-2003 at 10:16 AM
quote:Yes, and that also happens with minor number. for example, in my opinion internet explorer 5.5 should have been called 5.0.5. just as an example.
Originally posted by Patchou
he only problem with the "major" version number part is that too much software tend to abuse it to get people to think that the software has major new features when in fact, only some bitmaps and a few options were added.
quote:
Originally posted by DarKnight
* DarKnight thinks Patchou should release it a bit early.
in less than 19 hours you'll get it Don't be hurry
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Guido on 10-27-2003 at 04:55 PM
quote:Actually, IE 5.5 had some new rendering features (like colored scrollbars, for example). I think Ie 5.5 should have been 5.2 and 6.0: 5.5
Originally posted by Choli
Yes, and that also happens with minor number. for example, in my opinion internet explorer 5.5 should have been called 5.0.5. just as an example.
RE: How is the version number choosen??? by Master of puppets on 10-27-2003 at 06:29 PM
I think that the number 3.0 is much better than 2.50.
But the number doesn't matter, what matters is that it will be released soon!!!