MortySmith@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev · edit-23 months agoQuestion: Does the build number always increment no matter the version or does the build number resets to 1 for every new version?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down16
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareQuestion: Does the build number always increment no matter the version or does the build number resets to 1 for every new version?MortySmith@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev · edit-23 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarekennebel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down2·3 months agoThat is 100% up to every team to decide. Version numbering is completely arbitrary.
minus-squareCirk2@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoI wish. Sadly the google play store requires monotonically increasing build numbers, so any option of resetting build numbers after major releases goes out the window.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoI had lengthy discussions about that because two companies conventions collided. We talked literally hours about the benefits of build numbers, branch specific identifiers and so on.
minus-squareKissaki@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhat conclusion did you come to?
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNone. The project was ultimately cancelled for unrelated reasons.
That is 100% up to every team to decide. Version numbering is completely arbitrary.
I wish. Sadly the google play store requires monotonically increasing build numbers, so any option of resetting build numbers after major releases goes out the window.
I had lengthy discussions about that because two companies conventions collided.
We talked literally hours about the benefits of build numbers, branch specific identifiers and so on.
What conclusion did you come to?
None. The project was ultimately cancelled for unrelated reasons.