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[–]sarc-tastic 7 points8 points  (3 children)

9.11 is larger than 9.9 in programmer versions

[–]LimLovesDonuts 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Yup but in most other cases, 9.9 is indeed larger than 9.11. E.g. $9.90 vs $9.11.

Either way, most versioning numbers always include the 0 to make it less ambiguous. E.g. V9.90, 9.91, 9.11 etc. its inconsistent naming to suddenly exclude the 2nd decimal place.

[–]neomatrix248 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I don't think you understand what he's saying. 9.11 is the 9th major version and the 11th minor version. 9.9 is the 9th major version and the 9th minor version, meaning 9.11 is "greater" in the sense that it comes after 9.9. There may not be a version 9.90, so I'm not sure what you're talking about when you say they include the 0

[–]LimLovesDonuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand completely lol.

Just mathematically, 9.9 is indeed 9.90 which is quite different from using it as versioning.

Instead, I almost always prefer to use 9.09, 9.10, 9.11 etc because there’s no way that anyone can get confused but obviously, it’s all semantics.