SAS Viya - Latest Version?

[SasStatistics]

I have seen that there are different SAS Viya versions, such as: 

- SAS Viya 3.5 
- SAS Viya 3.4 

and so on. See the bottom of the link: https://support.sas.com/en/software/sas-viya.html 

Now I am thinking about enrolling in a course called: 

Programming for SAS Viya (2020.1)

So, my question is whether this is the latest version or what? 

There is another course called: 

Programming for SAS Viya (3.5)

So my questions are: 

1. What is the latest version of SAS Viya? 

2. Are there big differences between the versions? Would for instance someone following the course "

Programming for SAS Viya (3.5)" be able to do "the work" in "Programming for SAS Viya (2020.1)" or is it a substantial difference? 

Thanks.

[DavidHD · Accepted solution]

Hi @SasStatistics ,

1. The latest SAS Viya version is 2021.1 for the LTS cadence and 2021.1.1 for the Stable cadence

2. There are no substantial differences between the version, and more importantly no breaking changes. Newer versions get more features, bug fixes, etc. So some content in Programming for SAS Viya 2020.1 might not be available in SAS Viya 3.5. But the majority is the same.

On the cadence and versioning of SAS Viya take a look at this community entry: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Viya/Back-to-the-Future-with-SAS-Viya-Releases/td-p/703510 

I hope this answers your questions.

Best,

David