ZeroVer: 0-based Versioning — zer0ver

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Cutting-edge software versioning for minimalists

With software releases at an all-time high, the consensus has never<br>been clearer: Major versions are over . So what does the past,<br>present, and future of software versioning look like? Welcome to<br>ZeroVer 0.0.1.

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Unlike other versioning schemes like Semantic Versioning and<br>Calendar Versioning, ZeroVer (AKA 0ver) is simple:<br>Your software's major version should never exceed the first and most<br>important number in computing: zero.

A down-to-earth demo:

YES : 0.0.1, 0.1.0dev, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.9.8n, 0.999999999, 0.0

NO : 1.0, 1.0.0-rc1, 18.0, 2018.04.01

In short, software versioning best practice is like the modern<br>list/array: 0-based.

We'll leave it to computer scientists to determine how expert coders<br>wield the power of the "zero-point" to produce top-notch<br>software. Meanwhile, open-source and industry developers agree:<br>ZeroVer is software's most popular versioning scheme for good reason.

Just take a look at the list below. Some thought leaders might<br>surprise you.

Notable ZeroVer Projects

The growing vanguard of the versioning revolution. Add your project<br>here.

ProjectStarsFirst ReleasedReleasesCurrent Version0ver years

3proxy5,4072014340.9.9 (2026)12.4<br>ASCEND---1978---0.9.8 (2012)48.3<br>Apache Thrift10,9542021320.24.0 (2026)4.8<br>BPF Compiler Collection (BCC)22,6262015490.37.0 (2026)11.2<br>Cartopy1,6142012460.25.0.post2 (2025)13.8<br>Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead12,9942013240.H (2024)13.5<br>Colyseus7,20620161310.17 (2026)9.6<br>Compiz---2006---0.9.14.2 (2022)20.3<br>CorsixTH4,5252013620.70.0-rc2 (2026)13.4<br>Dash---1997---0.5.12 (2022)29.2<br>Discord for Linux---2015780.0.77 (2024)11.3<br>Discord for OSX---20151480.0.329 (2024)11.3<br>Elm Language7,8822013270.19.2 (2026)13.2<br>Enlightenment32012890.27.1 (2025)13.7<br>Excalidraw130,1122021210.18.1 (2026)5.1<br>Factor1,8482019380.98 (2019)6.8<br>FastAPI101,73820183050.141.1 (2026)7.7<br>Flow22,27620144740.328.0 (2026)11.8<br>Gephi6,6172010220.11.2 (2026)16.5<br>GoodbyeDPI28,5802017300.2.3rc3 (2024)9.3<br>Google Go CDK9,90720182360.46.0 (2026)8.1<br>Haskell bytestring3012007280.12.2.0 (2024)18.8<br>JED---19961230.99-19 (2009)29.9<br>JaCoCo4,6022009510.8.15 (2026)16.8<br>MAME10,41419973040.272 (2024)29.6<br>Magic Wormhole22,8612015490.24.0 (2026)11.5<br>Mihon23,00320161040.20.4 (2026)10.6<br>Monero10,7862014770.18.5.1 (2026)12.0<br>MultiMC Launcher4,6632014460.6.16 (2022)12.6<br>Music Player Daemon (mpd)2,74820042080.24.14 (2026)22.5<br>Neovim101,9002015600.12.4 (2026)10.8<br>Numba11,12520122380.68.0dev0 (2026)14.0<br>Nushell40,30420191300.115.0 (2026)7.0<br>Onion2,0882011110.8 (2016)15.4<br>OpenBLAS7,5592012700.3.34 (2026)14.4<br>OpenRC1,89420151500.63.3 (2026)11.3<br>OpenRCT216,0912014660.5.4 (2026)12.4<br>OpenStreetMap API/website2,8112004140.6 February 2021 (2021)22.0<br>Orc (liborc)1042009290.4.28 (2017)17.2<br>Paper.js15,0642011640.12.18 (2024)15.2<br>Perkeep7,2252013120.12 (2025)13.2<br>Pint2,7802012670.25.3.rc0 (2026)14.1<br>Pry6,8362010780.16.0 (2025)15.7<br>PuTTY---1999---0.82 (2024)27.6<br>Pure Data2,0641996130.55-2 (2024)30.2<br>PyTransitions6,5822014490.9.3 (2025)11.9<br>PyVista3,77620171580.48.4 (2026)8.8<br>Pyre7,1692018880.9.25 (2025)8.3<br>Ramda24,0552013630.32.0 (2025)12.7<br>React Native126,37020156850.87.0-rc.4 (2026)11.4<br>ReactOS17,9411996590.4.14 (2021)30.6<br>Ruff49,27220224250.16.4 (2026)4.0<br>Sodium5,72520201790.9.2-alpha.4 (2026)6.1<br>StreamEx2,2892015460.9.0 (2026)11.4<br>Stylus11,33120111750.64.0 (2024)15.6<br>Tectonic5,0322020460.17.0 (2026)6.0<br>Teeworlds2,6332011220.7.5 (2020)15.5<br>Tendermint5,86520192430.37.0-rc2 (2022)7.4<br>Thanos14,18020181450.42.4 (2026)8.3<br>The Clipboard project5,8762022250.10.0 (2024)3.7<br>Tiny C Compiler3,01220039release_0_9_27 (2017)23.4<br>Tor4,99920045150.4.8.1-alpha (2023)22.4<br>Uncrustify3,0642017380.83.0 (2026)9.3<br>Unmanic2,4602020330.4.1 (2026)5.8<br>Vala89420093450.57.0 (2022)17.5<br>Video Speed Controller4,4072019170.11.1 (2026)6.7<br>Wheel5702012720.48.0 (2026)14.1<br>Window Maker2341997940.96.0 (2023)29.7<br>XMonad3,5822007240.18.1 (2026)19.3<br>XeTeX---2004---0.9999.3 (2024)22.4<br>You-Get56,87420121540.4.1743 (2025)14.0<br>Zig43,3132017240.15.2 (2025)8.8<br>Zola17,3632017580.23.4 (2026)9.4<br>asdf25,5362016530.20.0 (2026)10.1<br>asn1c1,169201440.9.29 (2026)11.9<br>atlantis9,24420171640.47.1 (2026)9.1<br>autokey3,8792016280.96.0-beta.10 (2021)9.7<br>bottle.py8,7752009870.13.4 (2025)17.1<br>brick/math2,1622014780.19.1 (2026)12.0<br>bup7,3412013460.33.10 (2026)12.7<br>ccls4,0792018370.20250815.1 (2025)8.3<br>datadogpy6702015690.53.0 (2026)11.6<br>dep (Go)12,7312017130.5.4 (2019)9.2<br>distlib---2013---0.3.4 (2021)13.5<br>docopt8,0092012110.6.2 (2014)14.4<br>docutils682002---0.21.2 (2024)24.7<br>esbuild40,00820204380.28.2 (2026)6.3<br>foreman6,15520101340.90.0 (2025)16.3<br>fzf82,60320131730.74.3 (2026)12.8<br>gettext---1987---0.23 (2024)39.7<br>graphile-worker2,3692019660.17.3 (2026)7.4<br>httpbin13,6062014130.7.0 (2018)12.2<br>hugo89,47020133810.165.0 (2026)13.1<br>iodine7,9492006140.8.0...