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I checked the original list [1] and it's a fun read; however the following is absolutely true in my experience: > 30. Software with version numbers ending in '
by jakub_g 7y ago
I checked the original list [1] and it's a fun read; however the following is absolutely true in my experience:
> 30. Software with version numbers ending in '.0' are buggy and you should wait until the next release.
[1] https://www.netmeister.org/blog/cs-falsehoods.html https://www.netmeister.org/blog/cs-falsehoods.html
- saagarjha 7y agoI just run super alpha quality software all the time so that the “.0” release seems like a breath of fresh air in comparison.
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- mike_hock 7y agoDepends on the project, but it's absolutely true for some.
- chrismcb 7y agoYou can probably replace the 0 with any digit, and it will remain true.
- Groxx 7y agoyeah, I'd be curious to see what a distribution of "time until first confirmed bug / next bugfix release" looks like. I strongly suspect the .0 versions don't last long in the vast majority of cases. It may not be a True Fact, but it's not used that way. It's a reliable heuristic, nothing more.
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- protomyth 7y agoFor OS X the .3 release seems to be the sweet spot.