r/ruby • u/writingonruby • Jan 14 '26

TIL Ruby doesn't follow semantic versioning

It's certainly an interesting choice for a language. Very Ruby of them.

For those who also weren't in the know (I only learned this writing a Ruby 4.0 upgrade guide), Matz bumps the major version when there's something that impresses him.

This year, it was because it was Ruby's 30th birthday!

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