3.1.0 Release Retrospective

Retrospective

Version 3.1.0

What went well?

• Released significant changes to the code-base and it looks like only a minority of users have issues
• Fast response to raised issues

What we could have done better?

• We could have released another beta build and a release candidate before releasing the final build
• We could have tested on older versions of OS X
• We could have tested what happens if an upgrade (both Sparkle and non-Sparkle) happens

Actions

• Test all new features or significant bug fixes in a beta build first
• Deploy a release candidate before we make a build final
• Test the upgrade path from the previous stable version to emulate what most users will be doing
• For each upgrade, test on as many supported versions of OS X as possible: 10.8, 10.9, 10.10?, 10.11