Best Windows naming scheme?
- Thread starter Candlelight
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"Obviously"? Probably, yeah. I just latched onto your mention of XP Fundamentals.
Mac OS X 10.10, probably; it's always been two discrete numbers, not one decimal number (hence the 10.5.1, 10.5.2 etc. patches).I like version numbers the best, at least when they're used in a logical way. On a related note, I'm wondering what Apple is planning to do after they hit 10.9. Mac OS X 11.0 doesn't make too much sense.
^^yes.
xx.yy.zz.rr
is defined as
xx= Version number (generally the project is built from scratch and not built upon earlier versions of the software)
yy= Major update number (built upon the same version, but introduces significant changes that make compatibility issues when transporting data created on one update to a different update. ie, between the old and new updates.)
zz= Minor update number (supposed to maintain compatibility. This is for changes or bug fixes which don't cause compatibility problems)
rr= Revision number (internal to developer to distinguish between project saves. Not an issue for the consumer.)
xx.yy.zz.rr
is defined as
xx= Version number (generally the project is built from scratch and not built upon earlier versions of the software)
yy= Major update number (built upon the same version, but introduces significant changes that make compatibility issues when transporting data created on one update to a different update. ie, between the old and new updates.)
zz= Minor update number (supposed to maintain compatibility. This is for changes or bug fixes which don't cause compatibility problems)
rr= Revision number (internal to developer to distinguish between project saves. Not an issue for the consumer.)
That's all good in theory, Jadzia... but there are times where companies completely throw that out the window. iTunes 5-8, for example.
It's more obvious when they use a leading zero for the first "decimal" (1.01, 1.02, etc.), but Blizzard is one of the few companies that I've noticed do that.
Ironically, I think that Microsoft is probably best at adhering to a structure, if not that exact same one... They may not expose the version numbers outside of ver and the About box, but they're there and usually consistent.
It's more obvious when they use a leading zero for the first "decimal" (1.01, 1.02, etc.), but Blizzard is one of the few companies that I've noticed do that.
Ironically, I think that Microsoft is probably best at adhering to a structure, if not that exact same one... They may not expose the version numbers outside of ver and the About box, but they're there and usually consistent.
