Is Stata 16 coming out anytime soon ?

[Yun Yun Wu]

Hi, I'm now using an older version of Stata(11) and planning to purchase a new version.
Since Stata 15 released in 2017, Stata 14 released in 2015, Stata 13 released in 2013.... I am wondering if there will be a Stata 16 next year.
Shall I wait for the new version?

[Nick Cox]

Here's the data. https://www.stata.com/support/faqs/r...tory-of-stata/ What is your model?

(Those who know do not tell. Those who tell do not know.)

[Nicholas Winter]

On the assumption that Stata 16 will be first announced on Statalist, by Bill Gould:

program checkforupdate
    tempfile webfile 
    copy "http://www.statalist.org/forums/member/8-bill-gould-statacorp" "`webfile'"
    tempname hdl
    file open `hdl' using "`webfile'", text read

    while !strpos(`"`line'"',"Last Activity") {
        file read `hdl' line
    }
    file read `hdl' line
    local line = ustrtrim(`"`line'"')
    local line : subinstr local line `"<div class="td">"' "", all
    local line : subinstr local line `"</div>"' "", all

    if `"`line'"'=="15 Mar 2018" {
        di "{txt}There is no new post from Bill Gould."
        di      "                 😥"
    }
    else {
        di "{txt}There is a new post from Bill Gould!"
        di      "                 😀"
        di `"`line"'
    }
end

[Marcos Almeida]

In the XXI century, we've seen on average a 2-year interval between versions. That said, hazarding a guess, the upgrade with Stata 15 (compared to Stata 14 and taking in mind "l.version" issues) was so big that, maybe, this gap may be enlarged to some (who knows) extent. Had we lived in ancient Greece, the best bet would probably come from the Oracle of Delphi.

[Nick Cox]

The Delphic Oracle was famous for ambiguous predictions. I think it was Cyrus who was advised that if he attacked the Greeks the result would be the defeat of a great empire. He did, and the empire defeated was his own. Mind you, it was a Greek who told this story.

I confidently predict that the next version will be Stata 16.

[Nicholas Winter]

Stata 0x10

[Anders Alexandersson]

I predict with about 14% confidence that the next version will be announced on a Tuesday. (Shhh, Top Secret!!! The trend is clear: Stata 15 was announced on a Tuesday as was Stata 14).

[Chris Larkin]

Is this what I think it is? https://twitter.com/stata/status/114...082162688?s=12

[Sergiy Radyakin]

Not sure, but just in case, I will put my alarm clock for 5:00 am tomorrow!

[David Radwin]

https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...a-16-announced