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To anyone who think they disagree: The tweet is not really an opinion or a hot take, just a rephrasing of the semantics (you know, the sem in semver). Read “Fai
by 3np 5y ago
To anyone who think they disagree: The tweet is not really an opinion or a hot take, just a rephrasing of the semantics (you know, the sem in semver). Read “Fails” as verb and not plural noun and it makes sense.
Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes,
MINOR version when you add functionality in a backwards compatible manner, and
PATCH version when you make backwards compatible bug fixes.
https://semver.org/ https://semver.org/
The idea is that users can get expectations right when assessing an upgrade and plan accordingly. If you don't follow this, you're not doing semver.