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Negative Versioning: The Only Honest Way to Version Software
Semantic versioning? Too subjective. Zero-based versioning? Better, but still too optimistic. Negative versioning? Finally, a system that acknowledges reality. Let’s face it—code is a liability. Every line written is a future bug, a future support ticket, a future "unexpected behavior" that some poor soul will have to explain in a meeting. So why are we numbering our software as if progress is real? Negative versioning is the answer. Why Negative Versioning?
Semantic versioning? Too subjective.
Zero-based versioning? Better, but still too optimistic.
Negative versioning? Finally, a system that acknowledges reality.
Let’s face it—code is a liability. Every line written is a future bug, a future support ticket, a future "unexpected behavior" that some poor soul will have to explain in a meeting. So why are we numbering our software as if progress is real? Negative versioning is the answer.
Why Negative Versioning?
