What Does a Version Number Say? SemVer 2.0.0, Pre-release, Build Metadata and CalVer
Choose a version scheme by whom it makes a promise to: for packages SemVer 2.0.0 promises compatibility, for deployed applications CalVer plus a build number answers "what shipped, and when". We compare pre-release and build metadata ordering in NuGet.Versioning and npm semver with real output, and cover 0.x ranges, kinds of breaking changes, the .NET and Angular support policies and a decision table for Bookstore.
14 Nov 2026
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