Hi,
Maybe is a trivial question but:
What is the difference between Cuba platform and Cuba plugin?
What are the risks when we try to update to the last version?
Regards,
-n
Hello @neutrino
Let me try to explain:
- CUBA - framework itself
- CUBA Studio - development tooling that is distributed as a plugin for Intellij IDEA or as bundled version
What are the risks when we try to update to the last version?
Update to the latest version should not lead to any risks in general. The newer versions of products usually bring new features and abilities.
Regards,
Daniil
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That’s a good question.
We recommend updating to the latest version of the development tool (CUBA Studio) as soon as possible, because there is no risk - it’s just a tool, and even if you experience some drawbacks you can roll back to the previous version. If you use Studio IDE, look for older versions at Previous CUBA Studio Releases – CUBA Platform, if you use CUBA plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, see https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7249-cuba/versions.
As for the framework, always read the release notes before upgrading your project (see the link on the documentation page). When upgrading to a newer feature release (e.g. from 7.0 to 7.1), check out the breaking changes section in the release notes. When upgrading to an update within the feature release (e.g. from 7.1.0 to 7.1.1), there should be no breaking changes and the process is relatively safe.
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I’ld like to add to Konstantin’s answer that it is strongly recommended that you use a control versioning tool (SVN, Git, …) or make a backup of your application before upgrading CUBA Framework version.
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