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- What is the purpose of versioning?
- Why is version number important?
- How versioning works?
- How are versions numbered?
What is the purpose of versioning?
In software development, versioning allows development teams to keep track of changes they make to the project code. The changes may include new functions, features or bug fixes. Minor changes can also be tracked in a similar manner.
Why is version number important?
Commonly, software version numbers will help you differentiate between major and minor changes using a semantic numbering convention. Take a look at what version you're on and what version an update is.
How versioning works?
Version numbers are automatically added each time you create a new version. In a list or library that has major versioning enabled, the versions have whole numbers, such as 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and so on. In libraries, your administrator might enable versioning for both major and minor versions.
How are versions numbered?
Reading version numbers
The leftmost number (1) is called the major version. The middle number (2) is called the minor version. The rightmost number (3) is called the revision but it may also be referred to as a "point release" or "subminor version".
