I still remember when Firefox decided to go with Chrome-like versioning to show progress. No more v4.5.1. but v87.1! Still bugs me a little bit, I liked the more relaxed attitude. Now versioning is changing again here and there, now it's the year, like 2025.1 and I think that is a little pragmatic but probably a pretty good idea. They should go for that!
Year-based version numbers are pretty neat IMO, particularly for applications. Not only can you quickly estimate how up-to-date any particular application is, it also avoids the version number racing problem between competing applications, because some people equate lower version numbers with a less developed application.
For programming libraries though semantic versioning is still the good ol' reliable.
18 Comments
whaleross@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 1y
Oh, that's good I guess. So... what's new?
inlandempire@jlai.lu · 21 pts · 1y
"Download it and you'll see ;)"
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 1y
Firefox going full XDA
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
hey at least it's not "Improvements and bug fixes".
qweertz@programming.dev · 52 pts · 1y
🗣️🗣️🗣️
🔥🔥🔥
leaf@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 30 pts · 1y
The ceo is being paid too much.
shotgun_crab@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
Just like at least 90% of ceos
pipe01@programming.dev · 8 pts · 1y
Been waiting for this one
qweertz@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
🫡
node815@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-134-is-out-with-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux
At least has some of them. I think they always grab the betas and aggregate the release notes/changes during the nightly/beta tests.
Teppichbrand@feddit.org · 28 pts · 1y
I still remember when Firefox decided to go with Chrome-like versioning to show progress. No more v4.5.1. but v87.1! Still bugs me a little bit, I liked the more relaxed attitude. Now versioning is changing again here and there, now it's the year, like 2025.1 and I think that is a little pragmatic but probably a pretty good idea. They should go for that!
nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de · 25 pts · 1y
Year-based version numbers are pretty neat IMO, particularly for applications. Not only can you quickly estimate how up-to-date any particular application is, it also avoids the version number racing problem between competing applications, because some people equate lower version numbers with a less developed application.
For programming libraries though semantic versioning is still the good ol' reliable.
Teppichbrand@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Strange that it took us like decades to figure this out :)
allywilson@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
I blame MS (Windows 2000, Office 2003, Server 2005, etc.)
Dirk@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y
This versioning is just moronic.
barlog@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 1y
Higher version — more Firefox. I like more Firefox.
merde@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
mull 😢
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 2 pts · 1y
The 103 early hints is nice to finally see in the network tab, stopping a scroll by placing the fingers down on the track pad, is neat too!
Solid update AFAIC