> Semver is marketing, not engineering. I agree with many of your points, but that casual dig at semver is unwarranted and reveals a misunderstanding of the mo

> Semver is marketing, not engineering. I agree with many of your points, but that casual dig at semver is unwarranted and reveals a misunderstanding of the motivation behind it [1]. Semver defines a contract between library authors and their clients, and is not meant for deployed applications of the kind being discussed here. Indeed, the semver spec [2] begins by stating: > 1. Software using Semantic Versioning MUST declare a public API. It has become fashionable to criticize semver at every turn. We as a community should be more mindful about off-the-cuff criticism in general, as this is exactly what perpetuates misconceptions over time. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13378637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13378637 [2]: http://semver.org/ http://semver.org/