Last really stable version?

[Thorsten Hohage]

Hi Barry,


On 2007-10-16, at 09:19, Barry G. Sumpter wrote:

> I have to keep reminding myself.
>
> Pick a version.
> And stick with it.

I think this depends on the "style" of your app, if you think about  
"box moving" than this may be different from custom software. BUT  
even in  this case I would keep a deployment and test system with the  
version used in the official release and not stick development to the  
old one.

> Each db version has its own idiosyncrasies.
> i.e. its own set of issues.
But Valentina is the vendor with the fastest time to fix, IF a  
serious issue occur. Of course there are some very kinky versions,  
e.g. AFAIR 2.9, BUT they was replaced in a few days.

For me the common improvement between to versions are enough reasons  
to switch.


> Don't make the mistake of changing db versions just before release.
> Else you'll lose your controlled environment.
OK, some days before release I could pause updating, too. BUT this  
includes System Updates, e.g. RB updates or better ANY change of the  
machine. But, except you do inhouse development and everyone is fixed  
to a state, you need to Update e.g. Mac OS X to have the same version  
as the next client and then there is no argument left to not update  
any other version.


> To make my point, MY most stable version is 3.1.
> I've been developing against 3.1 for the last 5 months.
Due to some (not remember what) smaller issues, I upgraded all my  
clients to 3.2. and they work without any issue. During the last  
weekend a exhibition management system with heavy use was deployed on  
VServer 3.4 and four machines with local/file-usage on 3.4, too. All  
without any issues.

So IMHO 3.3 and 3.4 are reliable and stable, too.


> I recently tested my apps against 3.4 and found all kinds of issues.
> Too many to start coding around again.
Btw. what version of RB are you using? I found THAT issues ways  
heavier than any of the Valentina issue and while Valentina will  
offer help immediately and release of patch (in average) in hours or  
days, RS prefer to strictly keep the 90 days????

regards

Thorsten Hohage
--
objectmanufactur.com - Hamburg,Germany