Many software updates are not a big deal, like a new version of FireFox or your antivirus scanner. And in the case of things like Flash and Java updates, they are actually a pain in the royal ass and I hate them.
But If you're like me, there's just a few software updates that I find I look forward to: significant iPhone iOS update, Windows major new versions, and Bitcoin version updates. The iOS and Windows ones are much less these days and I'm starting not to care so much about those.
But of all those three, I noticed I get the most excited about Bitcoin updates because it brings promise of new and enhanced features and performance. And this enhances the future potential of Bitcoin for the planet.
Even though version 0.10 just got officially released and out of beta, I find I am eagerly awaiting the next major version to see what cool and exciting features it brings.
Does anyone share this?
Well if you enjoy the excitement of what actually makes it into each build, I am sure you would like to be on the development mailing list:
http://sourceforge.net/p/bitcoin/mailman/The discussions about BIP's (
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals) can get very heated, nonetheless its great to hear about the ideas of what people expect Bitcoin will do/should do in the future.