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Torque 3D Versioning Questions

by Eric Preisz · in Torque 3D Beginner · 12/20/2012 (8:05 am) · 32 replies

We've released version 2.0 of Torque 3D MIT. Some folks have raised issue with the versioning schema. I remember having a open dialog about this very early on, but I haven't been able to find it, so perhaps someone else know where that happened. Regardless, I'm adding this here so that we have a place to discuss.
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    Employee Dave Wyand
    #21
    12/21/2012 (7:38 am)
    While I can see the appeal to using text in place of numbers, unfortunately operating systems, default web sorting, etc. are dunces when it comes to it. They don't know the context. You end up with the dates in this order:

    April
August
December
February
January
July
June
March
May
November
October
September

    And I would agree that it seems like this is becoming more complicated that it needs to be. Taking possible nightly builds out of the equation (most people don't use those) the majority of the community will see 2.0, 3.0, etc. It is short and concise, sorts well, and conveys the information we set out to, well, convey.

    - Dave

    Employee Eric Preisz
    GarageGames
    #22
    12/21/2012 (8:42 am)
    @Skipper - We all understand. But there's a paradigm shift. Releases will be more consistent as we move forward.

    Associate Michael Hall
    Distracted...
    #23
    12/21/2012 (9:52 am)
    I had no part in the decision, and personally have no objection to the current choice. Sure it might not feel "conventional", but this is topic that the software industry in general can't come to a consensus on.

    If the hottest and most contested issue with an official Torque OSS release (master branch update) is an argument over something as trivial as the semantics of version numbering, then... go team! ;)

    Torque 3D Owner Ronny Bangsund
    Torque Cheerleaders
    #24
    12/21/2012 (10:12 am)
    Shut up, Michael - this is serious business! LIVES ARE AT STAKE! ;)

    Torque Owner Richard Ranft
    Roostertail Games
    #25
    12/21/2012 (1:46 pm)
    So, nobody likes my dice idea?

    Torque Owner David Robert Pemberton
    www.deadlyassets.com
    #26
    12/21/2012 (2:06 pm)
    @Richard, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D20 or D100?
    hmm then how many dice? 2D4, 3D6, 1D8 Argh!

    Associate Scott Burns
    GG Alumni
    #27
    12/21/2012 (2:26 pm)
    2d20.1d3.2d6+CHA ;)

    Torque Owner Richard Ranft
    Roostertail Games
    #28
    12/21/2012 (4:10 pm)
    LOL - well, I'll have to check my bag - I know I have at least 6 full sets (d4~d20, with a pair of d10 for a set of 7) plus about 10 additional d6 and a few extra d20 floating in there....

    Or we could just generate a UUID for each incremental update....

    Torque Owner Demolishun
    DemolishunConsulting Rocks!
    #29
    12/21/2012 (5:38 pm)
    @Richard no dice (always wanted to say that)

    Also, you have real dice and that scares me. Video Game RPG players are one thing, but pen and paper, those guys are right up there with serial killers.

    Pssst, I also have a bag of dice, but they are currently unregistered with the state.

    Torque 3D Owner Ronny Bangsund
    Torque Cheerleaders
    #30
    12/22/2012 (4:41 am)
    d%, roll over your SAN. On success subtract one from the version number each release.

    Torque Owner Daniel Buckmaster
    T3D Steering Committee
    #31
    12/25/2012 (5:20 am)
    I'm convinced! One more question from a pedant, though: does the decimal place get used for anything?

    Mike: I agree with Ronny, you have no idea how important this is ;).

    Torque 3D Owner Ronny Bangsund
    Torque Cheerleaders
    #32
    12/25/2012 (12:12 pm)
    There is no decimal place.
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