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> Version numbers do little to prioritize engineering work. Then the problem is bigger, because in the larger software world version numbers are used and matte
by MatthewPhillips 14y ago
> Version numbers do little to prioritize engineering work.
Then the problem is bigger, because in the larger software world version numbers are used and matter.
- paulirish 14y agoSorry if you took my comment as the implication that version numbers don't matter; they certainly do. But the relationship between specifications and browsers is complex.. My point is only that putting version numbers (instead of timestamped commits) on a spec doesn't assist browser makers. Specification test suites are really our greatest hope at early cross-browser compatibility and right now they're not in a great state. See also testthewebforward.org which aims to assist this (and movethewebforward.org which birthed it)