Exactly. There's lots of good stuff planned for 5.0, but it is not developed yet. So 4.2 is the best choice right now. It is both modern and stable. I also use it in prod everywhere.
4.2 is about to go GA once we figure out how fix some Modeler issues caused by the latest MacOS. Andrus > On Nov 21, 2022, at 11:56 PM, John Huss <johnth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The main feature of 5.0 at this point is the removal of deprecated features > (like the ROP platform), so either one is a good choice I'd say. But I'd go > with 4.2. > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 3:44 PM Hugi Thordarson <h...@karlmenn.is> wrote: > >> Hi guys! >> I'm about to be rid of a legacy DB that's been keeping my most important >> application stuck on a heavily modified Cayenne 4.1 stack. So, finally >> looking into joining modernity and upgrading Cayenne (yay!). >> >> I see there's a lot of stuff happening in 5.0 at the moment and I'd like >> to take my "non business-critical" stuff there so I can partake in the fun. >> >> But then there's the more serious (read: paying customer) software. Seeing >> as how v4.2 is still in the RC stage, with 5.0 receiving active >> development, would you recommend migrating "real apps" to 4.2 now—or just >> not bothering, holding out and moving directly to 5.0? Is anyone using the >> 4.2 RC in production yet? >> >> Cheers, >> - hugi
