Originally Posted by Vyper
I've seen lots and lots of arguments here, and
Which is greater? 1.1.11? Or 1.1.2? The uneducated user will most likely think 1.1.2 is the newer version. Yet, in my case (with a few exceptions) it's actually 9 versions behind. Note: this is an even bigger problem if you do a major.minor, and I think it's bad practice to release revisions as anything other than a beta, if it's worth a new version, it's worth a new minor.
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silly argument, a "working standard" would insist on a meticulous [1.01 .. 1.09 .. 1.11]...
if you produce something and don't give a damn about the people who use your product, your endeavour is not an altruistic one but just an ego trip to "put yourself out there.
what we seem to have are programmers who bandy about the "we do this for you and you don't appreciate us" excuse for a mere, "i just want to see my name next to something so i can look accomplished.
the botttom line is, are you writing something you can be proud of, or are you writing something to fill a gap within yourself?