Listen "Versioning: We Did It To Ourselves"
Episode Synopsis
Versioning! It's a topic that we all deal with on a daily basis, and yet it's a topic that many of us dread. Our ecosystems love semantic versioning, but many of us find it lacking for many of our use cases. In this episode, Kris and Matt are joined once again by Jamie and Steve to talk about versioning. The panel discusses what versioning is, when to use Semantic Versioning, whether identifiers and versions are the same thing, and so much more.Last week we shipped the first episode of our aftershow, Break. This week we're following it up with another installment! We've got a separate feed up and running for the aftershow, but for now we'll carry the first few episodes of it in this feed. You can listen to the episode by going to: https://break.show/ep/2.Don't worry supporters, we've got a ton of extra content for you. As per usual with this panel, we got into quite a deep discussion around artificial intelligence, how it relates to meaning, and whether this whole thing might just disappear tomorrow. Not a supporter yet? You can fix that by heading over to https://fallthrough.fm/subscribe where you'll get not only extra content but also higher quality audio. Sign up today!Thanks for tuning in and happy listening!Notes:PrideVerDon't Do Agile, Be AgileYou're not mature enough to release your first version as v1XKCD: Workflowgoogle/go-githubjsdate.wtfVehicle registration plates of the United KingdomHow To Build An AgentRobustness PrincipleJamie's Salary HistoryMatthew's Salary TransparencyTable of Contents:Prologue (02:00)Chapter 1: An Early Unpopular Opinion! (05:32)Chapter 2: What Is A Version? (10:36)Chapter 3: Semantic Versioning (22:33)Chapter 4: Versioning For Humans (41:59)Chapter 5: Choosing A Versioning Scheme (01:04:37)Chapter 6: SemVer Metadata (01:11:50)Chapter 7: Versioning In The World [Supporter Only] (01:17:24)Chapter 8: With AI, Do We Need Versions? [Supporter Only] (01:29:34)Chapter 9: Will AI Go The Way of NFTs? [Supporter Only] (01:38:04)Chapter 10: Liberal What Accept (02:00:08)Chapter 11: Closing Thoughts (02:05:41)Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions (02:07:55)Hosts
Kris Brandow - Host
Matthew Sanabria - Host
Jamie Tanna - Host
Steve Klabnik - Host
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(02:00) - Prologue
(05:32) - Chapter 1: An Early Unpopular Opinion!
(10:36) - Chapter 2: What Is A Version?
(22:33) - Chapter 3: Semantic Versioning
(41:59) - Chapter 4: Versioning For Humans
(01:04:37) - Chapter 5: Choosing A Versioning Scheme
(01:11:50) - Chapter 6: SemVer Metadata
(01:17:24) - Chapter 7: Versioning In The World [Supporter Only]
(01:29:34) - Chapter 8: With AI, Do We Need Versions? [Supporter Only]
(01:38:04) - Chapter 9: Will AI Go The Way of NFTs? [Supporter Only]
(02:00:08) - Chapter 10: Liberal What Accept
(02:05:41) - Chapter 11: Closing Thoughts
(02:07:55) - Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions
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