[colept]

I look forward to the next API revision. Churning your API frequently turns me off as a developer who would rather not be deprecated out the gate.

[miralize]

I look forward to the day where people can improve upon their project based on gained knowledge without passive aggressive comments about the lack of back compat.

This is how software improves. You are not forced to upgrade to the next version.

[colept]

I look forward to the day when people can criticize a product for churning an API twice in one year without receiving the obligatory "if you don't like it, don't use it" cliché remark.

Improvement or not, to buy into a product that has churned twice in one year is a bad investment and for those who are lucky enough to not be caught in the middle - should be warned.

edit: I've used V4 and it's a vast improvement, but I stand by my remark.

[ryanflorence]

0.13 -> 1.0 was breaking 1.0 -> 2.0 was fully BC

That was 2 years with only one breaking change.

2.0 -> 3.0 removed deprecated 1.0 API, fully BC with 2.0

The only churn is for people who don't stick to stable releases, and that's their own problem.

[colept]

v2.0.0 released this on Feb 10, 2016

v3.0.0-alpha.1 released this on May 19, 2016

v3.0.0-alpha.3 released this on Aug 2, 201

v3.0.0-beta.1 released this on Sep 16, 2016

v4.0.0-0 released this on Sep 13, 2016

v3.0.0 released this on Oct 24, 2016

> ... and that's their own problem.

Hence deprecation right out the gate. V4 is much better, great work - but blaming users for API churn does not make me confident. Sure users could have used a stable release, but then upgrade twice? What confidence is there that it won't churn again?

[ryanflorence]

I'm so confused. There are only two actual releases there: v2.0.0 and then 8 months later v3, where all that happened was v1 API was removed. If you only keep up with the stable releases your life has been simple with React Router.

[ryanflorence]

Also, don't upgrade. v3 is going to maintained with bugfixes and whatever needs to happen to be compatible with new React releases indefinitely.