In some ways, version numbering schemes can be a lot like TABs vs. Spaces or emacs vs. vi. You know the kind of wars where the wrong people just keep on fighting even if TABs are evil and emacs is harder to quit than vi? What interests me, however, is that often, there are really rather interesting reasons behind the choice of one version numbering scheme over another. In that context,I thought it might be interesting to share with you our reasons for selecting the version numbering scheme we use internally for the CloudBees DevOptics components.
If reading a post is not your thing, you might be interested in this video I recorded on the same topic: