What does 0.4.0g2 actually mean?

What does 0.4.0g2 actually mean?

Viewers will have seen these versions on the stream's title and likely wondered if they had any meaning. Fear not, they do and the version format has evolved to meet various demands! While I began with a vague notion of what the version numbers meant, this changed during 0.4 to include the notion of 'features' and 'fixes'. This is the current meaning behind those numbers and letters:

<project version>.<code branch>.<feature branch><iteration><fix version>

project version: A number. Increment this whenever the project has reached a big milestone (more discussion on this in the future
code branch: A number. Which branch of the codebase this version represents. Versions within the same branch will have few structural changes. 0.4 introduced sweeping changes to the structure of the codebase, 0.5 will do the same
feature branch: A number. Each 'feature branch' has the objective of adding a new feature or changing an existing one. 0.4.0 changed video scheduling, 0.4.1 will change when video muting/ unmuting takes place
iteration: A letter. An iteration on the feature being worked-on
fix version: A number. Reserved for releases that only introduce fixes

So, in summary 0.4.0g2 means...

0: The stream video player bot is not what I would consider a full 'release' at this time, for various reasons
4: The codebase received a huge rework since the last release of 0.3 and was incremented to 0.4
0: The first feature release of the 0.4 code branch
g: The seventh iteration on the 0.4 branch
2: The second fix-only release of 0.4.0g

Why include the version number in the title?

The version number is a reminder to myself and an indication to eagle-eyed viewers that something changed. Stream titles do not give much room for description, so the version numbers lend themselves better than, "Fixed the scheduler so it does not reset playback"!

There is a time rapidly approaching when a single version number will not hold-up, but that is a tale for another time!