One use case for this that comes to mind is for patching multiple major versions with a particular fix.
For example, you might release a hotfix patch today that fixes a bug in all major versions of your software. Using calendar versioning as a patch number would give something like
- 3.4.20200106
- 2.1.20200106
- 1.5.20200106
making it very easy to tell whether a particular version includes todays fix or not.
For example, you might release a hotfix patch today that fixes a bug in all major versions of your software. Using calendar versioning as a patch number would give something like
- 3.4.20200106
- 2.1.20200106
- 1.5.20200106
making it very easy to tell whether a particular version includes todays fix or not.