Release notes · semantic versioning, emotionally
Changelog.
Every change to the grid since the initial commit. We follow semantic versioning: the major number goes up when we are sorry, the minor number when we are proud, and the patch number when we would rather not talk about it.
- v4.3.0
2026-11-06
Investor nodes
- AddedSponsors get a gold investor node on the Grid, named after them. It harvests nothing and has perfect uptime.
- AddedStretch goals: every few dollars unlocks something for everyone, starting with the domain renewal.
- ChangedThe Grid had a glow-up: arcs, packets, ripples and a dot matrix. Output is unchanged, which is to say made up.
- Known issueThe open slot on the Grid is still open. It is the only vacancy the board is excited about.
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- v4.2.1
2026-11-06
Community funding round
- AddedWays to sponsor the grid, on GitHub or Ko-fi. The board has reclassified every coffee as a funding round.
- ChangedThe business model moved from 'hypothetical' to 'domain renewal'. Analysts call it disciplined.
- Known issueSponsoring unlocks nothing. Everything stays free. Finance has been told and is lying down.
- v4.2.0
2026-11-06
Long-term support, short-term memory
- AddedFive new games, three simulators and four tools, so you have more ways to not do your actual work.
- AddedA status page that is operational even when nothing else is.
- AddedAda, a Tier 0 support agent. Escalation is now unlimited and converges on nothing.
- FixedThe Null Pointer Refinery no longer points at itself. It now points at the Null Pointer Refinery.
- Known issueThe YAML Indentation Plant is degraded. It is always degraded. We have stopped mentioning it in standup.
- v4.1.0
2026-11-05
Achievement unlocked
- AddedAchievements, levels and daily streaks. Your dopamine is now a supported platform.
- ChangedGames are orange instead of pink. Product reviewed the pink and asked a question nobody could answer.
- AddedFifteen games. The roadmap said ten. The roadmap has been updated to say fifteen, retroactively.
- FixedSimulator challenges no longer unlock by themselves when you open the page. They now require effort, which tested poorly.
The pivot
- ChangedSyntax Energy is now a free playground. The shop has been replaced with an archive of the products we never made.
- DeprecatedCheckout. Payments. Revenue. Moved to the Harvest Archive for historical interest.
- ChangedInvestor Relations now describes the company as 'pivoted to engagement', which the board found reassuring.
- Known issueSome links to the old shop now redirect to the archive. The archive considers this a promotion.
- v3.7.2
2026-10-13
Hotfix for the hotfix
- FixedReverted 3.7.1, which fixed 3.7.0, which fixed nothing but did so very quickly.
- FixedThe Friday Deploy Pipeline is now disabled on Fridays. It still runs, but now it feels bad about it.
- v3.7.0
2026-10-09
Observability
- AddedDashboards for every metric, including how many dashboards there are.
- AddedAlerts now fire for every warning, so you can ignore all of them at once instead of one at a time.
- ChangedRenamed 'logs' to 'telemetry', which increased our valuation by eleven percent.
Corporate
- AddedA newsroom, quarterly earnings and a sustainability report, so we look like a company in screenshots.
- AddedIncident notices in an official format that admits as little as possible.
- DeprecatedPlain English. Use 'leverage synergies' instead. Removal planned for 4.0.
- Known issuePlain English was not removed in 4.0. It keeps getting back in through the README.
- v2.4.0
2026-08-30
Eight flavours
- AddedEight energy drink flavours, each carefully described and none manufactured.
- FixedSemicolon flavour no longer terminates the line it is poured into.
- Known issueTabs versus Spaces flavour tastes different depending on who opens it.
The Grid
- AddedA live map of harvest nodes condensing other people's mistakes.
- ChangedMoved the business model from 'none' to 'hypothetical'.
- DeprecatedWriting code without errors. It was never well supported.
- v1.0.0
2026-07-01
General availability
- AddedThe manifesto. It is unamended, mostly because no one has the password.
- FixedRemoved the word 'blockchain' from 37 places it had appeared on its own.
- v0.0.1
2026-06-01
Initial commit
- AddedREADME.md, containing the word 'TODO' and a joke that went on to become a company.
- Known issueEverything.
Syntax Energy is satire. For the changes that did happen, see the games, the simulators and the tools.