Our release train follows the principles of semantic versioning, which means that we do not introduce any braking changes in the same major version of yuuvis® RAD. So, once you go with a major release (e.g., 6.x, 7.x or 8.x) the APIs and features in this release can include new features with minor releases, but the backwards compatibility within the same major version is being kept. Furthermore, even with the major releases we first deprecate a feature and keep it throughout the entire next major cycle, before ultimately removing it with the major release of the following version (e.g., marked as deprecated with 6.0, and removed with 7.0). This gives our customers a full year between two LTS versions to plan and implement the needed changes, if any.
All these changes are of course documented thoroughly and communicated in a timely manner to all our partners and customers. Of course, we always strive to keep the APIs stable over as many versions as possible, to provide maximum backwards compatibility.
Release Plan
These are the most important dates for the upcoming release of yuuvis® RAD 8.x. We reserve the right to not release a certain minor version due to important reasons.
Phase
Start
End
Planned Release
Feature Freeze
08 MAR 2022
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Tests and Bugfixing
09 MAR 2022
04 APR 2022
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Master Artifact
30 MAR 2022
01 APR 2022
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Major Release yuuvis® RAD 8.0
01 DEC 2021
04 APR 2022
04 APR 2022
Minor Release 8.2
06 APR 2022
03 MAY 2022
16 MAY 2022
Minor Release 8.4
04 MAY 2022
31 MAY 2022
13 JUN 2022
Minor Release 8.6
01 JUN 2022
28 JUN 2022
11 JUL 2022
Minor Release 8.8
29 JUN 2022
26 JUL 2022
08 AUG 2022
Minor Release 8.10
27 JUL 2022
23 AUG 2022
05 SEP 2022
Minor Release 8.12
24 AUG 2022
20 SEP 2022
03 OCT 2022
Minor Release 8.14
21 SEP 2022
18 OCT 2022
31 OCT 2022
Minor Release 8.16 LTS
19 OCT 2022
15 NOV 2022
19 DEC 2022
For more detailed information on the upcoming major and minor releases please also refer to our roadmap page.
The user and admin documentation will be available in the documentation portal in German by the end of April. The English version will follow a few weeks later.