Version Numbers

Since the newest build of the site, the version numbers are shifted due to the introduction of semantic versioning with the help of Bored Thien

(He suggested this).

There are now 3 different numbers for my site's version number.

There are working-in-progress versions as well.

Let's go over what they are, along with what the previous site versions correspond to with the new semantic versioning scheme.

Public Version

1st Number: A.B.C

This is the major release version.

It contains a huge amount of changes at one time.

2nd Number: A.B.C

This is the normal-sized release version.

It contains many changes and fixes to the text. This is almost like the big updates (major version numbers) from the past but has slightly fewer changes.

3rd Number: A.B.C

This is the patch release version.

It contains minor bug fixes and small updates that don't warrant a big release.

They may either be small bug fixes, fixing text errors, or something that isn't up-to-date, or quick fixes that weren't caught in time.

Beta Version

Beta Version: A.B.C-beta.D

This is the beta update version number. It only shows up during betas, and this is updated instead of the other update numbers until the site is ready to be the dominant version. Things can be unstable, and thus feedback is appreciated.

Prerelease Version: A.B.C-pre.D

This is the prerelease update version number. Once I am satisfied with the given product, it is moved into the prerelease phase, where no more new pages will be made and I will only change existing pages for the time being.

Release Candidate Version: A.B.C-rc.D

This is the release candidate update version number. Once every page has been polished, it will move to the final phase before official release. If no more issues pop up a week after the most recent release candidate has been released, then the testing phase ends and the labels indicating this will be removed.

Old Versioning vs. New Versioning

Only major versions are compared.

These are Bored Thien's estimates (mostly)

0.b.c

1.0 = 0.2.x

2.0 = 0.4.x

3.0 = 0.7.x

4.0 = 0.10.x

1.b.c

5.0 = 1.0.x

6.0 = 1.1.x

7.0 = 1.4.x

2.b.c

8.0 = 2.0.x

9.0 = 2.6.x

9A.0, 9B.0, and 9C.0 are about 3.0.0-beta/pre.x before...

3.b.c

10.0 = 3.0.x

(1.)11.0 = 3.2.x

(1.)12.0 = 3.3.x

(1.)13.0 (beta only) = 3.5.x