“““ We wanted to find a solution that would minimize frustration (and
time-consuming meetings) internally, while setting the correct
expectations with users around quality and stability. ”””
Honestly, this doesn't explain much. If anything, hearing “FooDB 19.1”
makes me think of stuff like React 16 or Chrome 69. That is, of “hip
dudes” who “live fast and bump major versions”. On the other hands,
hearing “FooDB 2.16” would make me think “Yep, this thing seems stable
as Perl or Linux”. The meetings point also doesn't explain anything.
Go simply does a minor version bump every six months. Why couldn't
Cockroach Labs just do that?
Oh well, who cares, really, as long as the product is great.
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Thanks for the link!
“““ We wanted to find a solution that would minimize frustration (and time-consuming meetings) internally, while setting the correct expectations with users around quality and stability. ”””
Honestly, this doesn't explain much. If anything, hearing “FooDB 19.1” makes me think of stuff like React 16 or Chrome 69. That is, of “hip dudes” who “live fast and bump major versions”. On the other hands, hearing “FooDB 2.16” would make me think “Yep, this thing seems stable as Perl or Linux”. The meetings point also doesn't explain anything. Go simply does a minor version bump every six months. Why couldn't Cockroach Labs just do that?
Oh well, who cares, really, as long as the product is great.