Setup Matters

It's not news to all the many faithful readers of these Highlights, but Rob wrote it down for those who aren't as enlightened: There's a predictable lifecycle for our annual WiX releases with security updates to keep both FireGiant customers and consumers safe. Read all about it!

Welcome to the November 2024 WiX Online Meeting as we start accelerating down the hill toward the end of the year. In fact, our next meeting on 17-December will be the last of 2024! Join us then for a pre-solstice celebration of bugs and feature requests.

Our 288th WiX Online Meeting took place on the First Day of Furnace Weather here in Michigan. Normally I force myself to wait until November to turn on the furnace for the season but, like my cold-blooded lizard forebears, I don't do my best thinking at 59°F. So bundle up, watch the meeting playback, and celebrate the season—Happy Halloween and/or Spocktober to all who celebrate!

What better way to celebrate the end of the week than by shipping some software—ignore the "never ship on Friday" naysayers. WiX v4.0.6 and v5.0.2 are now available.

Today's meeting happens on the 237th Constitution Day in the United States. (Technically, I'd argue that 17-September 1787 ought to count as the first Constitution Day.) Not to make this blog post overly political but it's important for me to acknowledge my unwavering support for the Third—and least controversial—Amendment: Soldiers are welcome; just ask.

Our meeting last month was mostly a no-op due to Rob being out of commission with a case of imbalanced humours. So our meeting this month meant that we had two months of accumulated issues to triage. All the data suggests that one month between meetings is fine but two months is way too long. (All the data includes how long it's taken me to write up these highlights.) Our next meeting is scheduled for 17-September.