11 May
2009
11 May
'09
6:36 p.m.
Isaac Dupree wrote:
Crazy idea: What if we do the maintenance/bug-fix-only release every 4-6 weeks, and a release roughly 3 months cycle that allows API additions but no changes; and API changes are allowed only on the 6-month cycle? Then people who import carefully, only need to re-test their code twice a year. And forwards compatibility is not as bad as the 'every 4-6 weeks' situation, it's closer to 3 months.
I don't think it's so crazy. See my most recent reply to Duncan for a fuller discussion of why I think this is the best answer. -- Live well, ~wren