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So, in some sense Family Tree Builder 8.0 is is really New Family Tree Builder 1.0. Version 8.0 looks very similar to the previously-released version 7.0, but with a brand new engine under the hood.įor a period of two years, we have worked hard to build a new framework for the software,ĭesigned to provide the best performance and experience for our users, and to support enhancements in the future. With a totally rewritten internal infrastructure that adds support for very large family trees (up to 500,000 individuals), New version 8.0 has all of the features that you know and love, Over time, software tends to become so convoluted, that the best way forward is to redesign and rebuild it - and that is what MyHeritage has done. In fact, like many one-dot-zero genealogy programs, Family Tree Builder could hardly be called designed at all.Īnyway, continual changes, on top of a mismatch between a simple design and the advanced features it must support, take their toll Throughout that decade, Family Tree Builder was not only updated to support MyHeritage web site changes,īut also updated with new features that it was never designed to support. MyHeritage decided to rewrite Family Tree Builder.ĭoing so after seven major releases isn't a bad idea, but never mind the version number,Īs what one vendor calls a major upgrade, another one calls a minor upgrade.Ĭonsider the simple fact that Family Tree Builder 1.0 was released back in 2005, more than a decade ago. Family Tree Builder 8.0 may looks and feel the same as Family Tree Builder 7.0 on the outside,īut there is a significant change on the inside. MyHeritage indirectly admits that Family Tree Builder 8.0 has no new features at all,Īnd then immediately continues to explain what is new about it.įamily Tree Builder 8.0 may looks and feel the same as Family Tree Builder 7.0 on the outside,īut there is a significant change on the inside. In a belated announcement on the MyHeritage blog, Family Tree Builder 8.0 Technology Family Tree Builder Classic 7.0 versus New Family Tree Builder 1.0 no new featuresĪ few weeks ago, MyHeritage introduced Family Tree Builder 8.0 (see Family Tree Builder 8.0 Quick First Look).

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