Level 10
mid December / late December hopefully.
Dec 13, 2015
17
Level 5
What is the Laravel 5.2 Release Date.
I have spent time on the internet searching for Laravel 5.2 release date, but not luck. Frustrated. Really hope Laravel can have a kind of Release milestone for public.
Anyhow, is there any one having an idea on possible Laravel 5.2 release date? Also, is it will be in Long term support?
Level 104
Level 75
Laravel 5.1 hasn'the even been out too long, and it's LTS, why sudden interest in a future version? Especially when 5.1 is working great.
Level 41
5.2 won't be LTS, nor will any Laravel release, until the next LTS release of Symfony - 3.4, in 2017.
If you need an LTS release, use 5.1. If you want 5.2 now, use dev-develop when you require it / add it to your composer.json, otherwise wait a few weeks for Symfony 2.8 to release, plus a bit of time to tidy up the 5.2 release.
Level 30
1 like
Level 9
why sudden interest in a future version?
From Taylor, there is about a 25% speed increase not including the PHP7 increases.
Level 88
@jlrdw What about new features? Ofcourse everyone wants to use the latest version of Laravel! It's awesome!!!!
Level 30
@kreitje middlewares have been "cleaned-up" in Laravel 5.2, so that could be one of the reasons behind the 25% speed increase.
Level 65
why sudden interest in a future version? Especially when 5.1 is working great.
4.2 works great? Just like any other version. If you want new updates and features, upgrade, else keep 5.1. What you said is pretty bad for a developer to say...
1 like
Level 41
Oh crap, @toniperic. Cheers! 1 and 2 are right next to each other and it was 1 am >_>
Level 11
Why won't 5.2 be LTS? Is it down to being too big of a commitment maintaining 2 versions?
Level 30
@Dan Laravel heavily uses Symfony components. Since not every Symfony minor version is LTS, the same applies to Laravel.
Next Laravel's LTS will be released at the same time as next Symfony's LTS (with a delay of month or two, until everything's polished).
Otherwise, why not make Laravel 5.3 (or any other) LTS as well?
Level 11
@toniperic thanks for the reply. Sorry if I'm being a total derp here but why aren't minor versions LTS as well? If they're only minor versions what steps them from being LTS as well?
In Laravel terms is it not as simple as saying 4 is LTS until 5 comes along, then when 6 arrives that takes over?
Level 30
Laravel 5.1 (1 being the minor version) is indeed LTS. Laravel 5.0 (which was a major version change, from 4.2) is not LTS.
Also - saying Laravel 4 is LTS until Laravel 5 comes along breaks the meaning of LTS (long-time support). Since Symfony takes 3 years as LTS period, Laravel approaches it the same.
Level 41
If you use an LTS release, it's because you need the longevity and stability, without having to worry about sinking time into fixing changes in functionality, or adding new features to your site. Basically, build your app and release it, with the only time you're making changes being if you're applying a security release (patch version).
If you want the latest features, and are happy to be spending time every time a new release comes out to adopt the features (and fix anything that might break along the way), LTS releases are probably not for you.
1 like
Level 65
Every release could be LTS but imagine the time needed to keep all the versions updated with bug fixes/security patches...
1 like
Level 5
Just Practice with the Developement Version of 5.2 Its Already Out In A Development Version It Wouldnt Hurt a Bit to Be a Bit Advance
Try it Out Now! Create Your First 5.2 Laravel App
composer create-project laravel/laravel YOURPROJECTNAME dev-develop
As For the Features Of 5.2 You May Want to Try Out You can Check this Article
https://laravel-news.com/2015/11/laravel-5-2-a-look-at-whats-coming/
Please or to participate in this conversation.