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Version x.0 in open source software implies "this is ready for production" I've never really had this impression before. Do you think people would have been ho

Version x.0 in open source software implies "this is ready for production" I've never really had this impression before. Do you think people would have been holding off on using a library like this because it was at 0.14 before? I'm curious where this impression comes from.

SoftwareMaven 14y ago
No, but I think people absolutely expect version 1.0 to be more stable than 0.14. The impression started with the linux kernel many years ago and has included many other pieces of software since. Versions either seem to mean "something changed" or "some set of features is ready". When you make a jump from 0.13 to 0.14, it is safe to assume the former. 0.14 to 1.0 tends to imply the latter.