Release and branching strategies
Release and branching strategies
The decision about when to increment major releases from 1.x to 2.0 is largely a matter of product management and marketing. Generally any A.B.0 release is going to have exactly the same lifecycle, release process, etc. The .0 release is often saved for major new features, new APIs, breaking APIs, etc but it’s largely a matter of preference.
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