Hello,
I am currently using build 2015.2646, and I was wondering if I should be using Daily Builds instead. Also, what are the main differences in using one over the other.
For a Public releases like 2015.2646, we take all the features and bug fixes we’ve done since the last public build and put it through heavier duty testing. We also look for new bugs that were working in the last public build (regression bugs) and fix them. Once we have a build that passes our tests, we release it. We do this every 3-4 months or so.
Daily builds on the other hand introduce new features as we come up with them. If Apple or Google forces something on us, we update it in the daily builds. Because they don’t go through the rigorous testing, bugs can creep in that will generally get fixed in a few daily builds. Think of this as the cutting edge.
If you don’t need the latest features and want to work with a stable version use the public release. However, that said, there have been some breaking changes based on what version of Xcode you have installed (if you’re on a Mac) that could require you to update to a daily build. If you’re on Windows, native.newTextField()'s now work in the Windows simulator, but you have to have a fairly recent daily build to get that feature.
The current crop of daily builds have been fairly stable…
Rob
For a Public releases like 2015.2646, we take all the features and bug fixes we’ve done since the last public build and put it through heavier duty testing. We also look for new bugs that were working in the last public build (regression bugs) and fix them. Once we have a build that passes our tests, we release it. We do this every 3-4 months or so.
Daily builds on the other hand introduce new features as we come up with them. If Apple or Google forces something on us, we update it in the daily builds. Because they don’t go through the rigorous testing, bugs can creep in that will generally get fixed in a few daily builds. Think of this as the cutting edge.
If you don’t need the latest features and want to work with a stable version use the public release. However, that said, there have been some breaking changes based on what version of Xcode you have installed (if you’re on a Mac) that could require you to update to a daily build. If you’re on Windows, native.newTextField()'s now work in the Windows simulator, but you have to have a fairly recent daily build to get that feature.
The current crop of daily builds have been fairly stable…
Rob