Ryan Thomas Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Hey guys,So this is probably a dumb question, but when the RC versions start rolling out, can I use it on my production site and are they considered "fully supported" by the IP staff? Or would I still need to wait for the final "gold" version?Thanks for the help!
We are Borg Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Well i would wait until Gold, the RC version can still have issues. RC is more for not adding more functions in the software but get software stable and get to gold asap.
RevengeFNF Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 For a production site we should alwasy use stable versions.
Mark Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 We'll let you know when we get there - we might not even release a version labelled "RC" (personally I dislike doing so as it kind of defeats the point).
Ryan Thomas Posted January 30, 2015 Author Posted January 30, 2015 Okay, thanks guys for the response and hats off to the guys at IP for squashing those bugs and working their butts off. ***can hardly wait for IP 4.0***
Christopher Stanley Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I can hardly wait for the themes to start rolling out
ZakRhyno Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Hey guys,So this is probably a dumb question, but when the RC versions start rolling out, can I use it on my production site and are they considered "fully supported" by the IP staff? Or would I still need to wait for the final "gold" version?Thanks for the help!It also may be better to wait, if you apply it to a live site there could be bugs and you want to wait for a patch 4.0.1~ish before doing a live site, IMHO.
Feneroin Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 It also may be better to wait, if you apply it to a live site there could be bugs and you want to wait for a patch 4.0.1~ish before doing a live site, IMHO.Maybe you must wait until 4.0.2 or 4.0.3 for a very stable version lol
ZakRhyno Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Maybe you must wait until 4.0.2 or 4.0.3 for a very stable version lolNo, most 4.0.1 or 4.0.2 is fine and most of the bugs have been fixed. That patch after release usually comes pretty quick from pass history. It best to be as bug free as possible.
Feneroin Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 There will be always bugs as you know: 3.4.7 is a fixed version of 3.4.6 and before so in my opinion, after RC releases, Final version will be a very stable release. Of course, we will have 4.0.1, x.0.2 , x.0.3 etc...
Hexsplosions Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I've never had any problems with the first releases. Sure there are bugs and there always will be, but I've never had a game-breaking issue.
Ryan Thomas Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 Yeah, the moment IP 4.0 releases their first stable version....BOOM! My site is going 4.0 all the way.
TSP Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 There will be always bugs as you know: 3.4.7 is a fixed version of 3.4.6 and before so in my opinion, after RC releases, Final version will be a very stable release. Of course, we will have 4.0.1, x.0.2 , x.0.3 etc... I've found that most bugs fixed in "late" minor point versions like 3.4.7 are bugs that really have been present for quite a long time, in most cases it comes down to the fact that they either haven't been discovered before or it's just taken a while to get a fix applied (likely because it's a minor issue). I've never had any problems with the first releases. Sure there are bugs and there always will be, but I've never had a game-breaking issue. I have experienced quite some performance issues with early point versions for large boards. So usually I've found it best to wait a bit. The "punishment" is also more substantial if there are 'experience-breaking' issues that your board didn't have before, the larger the board is, just simply because you'll have more visitors that can complain and you're expected to handle issues with more speed and professionality. Ultimately though, you're more likely to discover performance issues and the large impact on experience some bugs may actually have, only when a large board actually upgrades and start to use it in a real-life environment, which can take some time in itself due to the fact they usually have quite a few custom code modifications, login handlers, a professional theme and so on they must do. So I've found that it doesn't necessarily help so much to delay even more with the expectation that someone else will find such bugs earlier either. So I'm a bit mixed on my opinion on this.
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