Hooray for version leaps! BitWise 1.7 was released today, with only a few minor tweaks since the Beta release last week. Thanks to all of the testers for another great testing cycle. Download here.
Something interesting that I've noticed in relation to the version leap: I am seeing many download sites that I don't personally update have been listing BitWise 1.0.7 Beta X for the recent betas. While it's not that big of a deal, it makes me wonder whether people think we made a mistake with our version number, or whether others are simply failing to notice that the ".0" was removed. I actually have had a few inquiries about the version number, such as "Hey, did you mean to leave the 0 out of the Beta version?"
Once and for all, yes. Not only does 1.0.x sound too close to 1.0, but when we have really minor versions we end up with crazy version like 1.0.6.5. *shudder* Despite the numeric mangling, less really is more. Just don't try to tell your math teachers that 1.7 < 1.0.7 because the BitWise IM guy said so. ;)
Later this week I'll post more justification for the version leap in the form of a retrospective of major improvements since 1.0. Stay tuned!