On Aug 23, 6:25 am, Adam Jenkins <
akmjenk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What are the changes in 3.10? There's nothing in the changelog and I can't
> seem to find anything anywhere about it.
Usually when a new release "comes out" it is basically the same as the
previous version. New changes will be made in the "Experimental"
release, the "Release" release will remain as it was.
-- Larry
>
> On Wednesday, 22 August 2012 00:53:37 UTC-3, Chris Broadfoot (Google Employee) wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > We recently released a new minor version of the Google Maps API. This
> > means that the versions are now:
> > 3.10: Experimental
> > 3.9: Release
> > 3.8: Frozen
>
> > 3.7 has been removed: if you request it you will receive 3.8.
>
> > *Changes to versioning*
> > Previously, if you requested the API without the v parameter, or using
> > v=3, you would receive the experimental version. From today, you will now
> > receive the release version.
>
> > If your application requires features in the experimental version, just
> > specify the version (e.g. v=3.10). Note that this will freeze your
> > application to 3.10 (unless there is a newer “frozen” version).
>
> > If you don’t currently request a specific version and you’d like to
> > continue living on the bleeding edge, request the API with v=3.exp. This
> > will always return the latest experimental version.
>
> > *Reference documentation*
> > The link to reference documentation now also defaults to the release
> > version. If you’re working with the experimental version, please view the
> > documentation here:
> >
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/3.exp/ref...
>
> > *Production applications*
> > We previously recommended production applications specify a minor version
> > (e.g. 3.5, 3.6). As the release version is now the default, this advice
> > does not strictly necessary.
>
> > If your application relies on new functionality in an experimental
> > version, it’s still best practice to specify a minor version (such as
> > v=3.10). You should avoid using v=3.exp in sensitive production
> > applications.
>
> > *Help and resources*
> > Please post all technical questions over on Stack Overflow:
> >
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=google-maps-api-3,google-...
> >
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/basics#Ve...
>
> > The full changelog for the Maps API can be found here:
> >
http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/wiki/JavascriptMapsAPIv3Cha...