You're right on the money with that one. I'd like to have some brainstorming conversations and what not along the the way to 2.0 -- I don't think a major version bump is necessary in a library like this until you do break compatibility.
Cheers, -L On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Dan Fabulich <d...@fabulich.com> wrote: > > With the release of DbUtils 1.2, we're actually basically already ready to > do another release of DbUtils, this time with enhancements specific to Java > 5 (generics + varargs). > > The new Java 5 API is 100% compatible at runtime with the API of DbUtils > 1.2 (or, at least, I tried to do so, I'll be sure to use API comparison > tools prior to release and fix any bugs I find). > > I'd like to call this new release DbUtils 1.3. I can imagine someone > arguing that it should be 2.0, but I don't think so; in DbUtils 1.2 we just > raised the required JRE version from 1.3 to 1.4 and I think that's fine. > > The difference between Java 1.4 and 1.5 is much bigger than the difference > between 1.3 and 1.4, but not so great, I think, that a major version bump is > required. > > If nobody objects, I'll start preparing for a DbUtils 1.3 release in about > 72 hours. > > -Dan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
