On your site, you ask why Microsoft decided on 'four decimal places' for version numbers. This is a standard for most software, and since these widgets are likely to be changed and updated frequently, they probably thought it best that developers had better version control in their code.
The four block version system is standard to most developers (not just MS devs - though Linux software has a tradition of dates). Rod Begbie wrote: > > Just thought I'd send this out in case anyone's interested. > > I've used JQuery as part of a Windows Vista sidebar gadget I've built > called Twadget (http://arsecandle.org/twadget/). It's a gadget that > allows you to follow your friends' statuses (and update your own) on > the rawkin' Twitter.com > > Since Vista gadgets are just zipped up HTML+Javascript, JQuery's a > natural choice. It made event-handling and smooth UI effects a piece > of piss. (Only downside? Twitter's API uses HTTP Auth, which JQuery > doesn't support, so I had to do some half-assed hackery to make the > AJAX calls) > > Rawk on you lovely JQuery types! > > Rod. > > -- > :: Rod Begbie :: http://groovymother.com/ :: > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > [email protected] > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Non-website-usage%3A-Twadget-tf2745932.html#a7663031 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list [email protected] http://jquery.com/discuss/
