Align Product Numbers
| Originator: | terhechte | ||
| Number: | rdar://34386186 | Date Originated: | September 12 2017, 10:05 AM |
| Status: | Open | Resolved: | |
| Product: | Other | Product Version: | |
| Classification: | Suggestion | Reproducible: |
Summary: The product numbers across the Apple product lines are confusing to no end: There's: Xcode 9 iOS 11 macOS 12 watchOS 4 Swift 4 All these products are on a yearly schedule, so next year, they will all become: Xcode 10 iOS 12 macOS 14 watchOS 5 Swift 5 When discussing anything Apple-technology related, these small variations in the numbers seem to constantly confuse people. I heard people mention (in brackets what they actually meant): - Xcode 4 [Xcode 9] - Xcode 11 [Xcode 9] - iOS 9 [iOS 11] - macOS 11 [macOS 12] - Swift 11 [Swift 4] It would be great if all these different versions would just move to the same number every year as they're all being updated every year anyway. Examples would be: Using the highest Number: Xcode 13 iOS 13 macOS 13 watchOS 13 Swift 13 Using the year: Xcode 2018 iOS 2018 macOS 2018 watchOS 2018 Swift 2018 This would greatly remove confusion and much align the product numbers.
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