Livecode version numbers
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Livecode version numbers
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Re: Livecode version numbers
I even dislike the "8" logo. Ugly.
And disconcerting; I assume that the figure is symmetric about the horizontal midplane, so I guess it is the shading that makes the bottom half look compressed.
Better on its side for some reason. Why not keep it that way?
Craig
And disconcerting; I assume that the figure is symmetric about the horizontal midplane, so I guess it is the shading that makes the bottom half look compressed.
Better on its side for some reason. Why not keep it that way?
Craig
Re: Livecode version numbers
Hi.
Will LC 8 be declared "obsolete" as soon as LC 9 is in public beta, too?
Have fun!
Will LC 8 be declared "obsolete" as soon as LC 9 is in public beta, too?
Have fun!
All code published by me here was created with Community Editions of LC (thus is GPLv3).
If you use it in closed source projects, or for the Apple AppStore, or with XCode
you'll violate some license terms - read your relevant EULAs & Licenses!
If you use it in closed source projects, or for the Apple AppStore, or with XCode
you'll violate some license terms - read your relevant EULAs & Licenses!
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Re: Livecode version numbers
"Obsolete" is not commonly used in this context, by LiveCode Ltd. or other software vendors.AxWald wrote:Will LC 8 be declared "obsolete" as soon as LC 9 is in public beta, too?
Most organizations producing software focus their continuing development efforts around the most recent code base. As a practical matter, it isn't affordable for Adobe to continue working on bug fixes for PhotoShop 2, for example, while customers are asking for new features. So most companies move their code bases forward, and stop developing the older versions when they do. LiveCode does the same.
Whether a software becomes "obsolete" is a separate matter beyond the control of the software vendor. For example OS APIs may change, and render the older versions unrunnable, such as Apple's deprecation of QuickTime and Carbon APIs. An application you make with LiveCode today will only become "obsolete" when it no longer runs due to changes outside of your app.
LiveCode Ltd. will continue to provide technical support for older versions for anyone with a current license, so that doesn't change even as newer versions become available. All that changes is the development effort, in which features and fixes will go into new versions, as we commonly see with most other software.
Richard Gaskin
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Re: Livecode version numbers
I only recently even heard there was ongoing effort for v9.
Anyone have any idea what transformative changes are in the offing to warrant an entirely new version number? v7 had unicode, v8 has widgets and a new programming environment. What is foreseen in v9?
Craig
Anyone have any idea what transformative changes are in the offing to warrant an entirely new version number? v7 had unicode, v8 has widgets and a new programming environment. What is foreseen in v9?
Craig