Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Platform/Godot4/Migration

Timestamp:

05/16/22 05:56:05 (4 years ago)

Author:

Jonathan Neufeld

Comment:

Introduction of Godot 4 Migration Planning, currently iterating on the pros/cons of partial vs. full migration plan

Platform/Godot4/Migration

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+= Godot 4 Migration Plan
+
+== Pre-Planning
+1. Research GDExtension replacing GDNative
+1. Research any breaking changes introduced in GDScript
+
+== Deployment
+1. Move code onto a 3.x branch
+1. Move Godot studio files onto a 3.x branch
+1. Fork Godot core, move existing into a 3.x folder
+1. Install Godot 4
+1. Install Zylann for GD4
+1. Rebuild everything
+1. Profit
+
+= Migration Rollout
+How to upgrade to Godot 4? all at once or partial upgrade in phases?
+
+Dev snapshot is [https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-0-alpha-4 presently in Alpha 4 release], they state there will be breaking changes between alpha releases due to the fact it is not feature-complete yet.
+
+== Partial Migration
+Kevin works on v3.x, Jon works on v4; Kevin migrates to v4 when it has stabilized.
+
+||= Pros =||= Cons =||
+||Kevin can continue learning||Need to maintain separate code repositories for each version||
+|| ||Risk of diverging alignment and vision||
+|| ||Kevin will have to throw-away / address even more technical debt when he migrates to v4||
+
+== Full Migration
+Both Kevin and Jonathan migrate to Godot 4 at the same time, no phased upgrade.
+
+||= Pros =||= Cons =||
+||Kevin and Jonathan can integrate immediately||Breaking changes with new alpha release for Kevin's work||
+|| ||Lack of tutorials available for Godot 4 front-end (GDScript)||