# Ionic v2 in production **URL:** \ **Category:** ionic-v3\ **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-v2-in-production/72637 "2016-12-08T11:33:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rebuhleiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@rebuhleiv](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/rebuhleiv)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-v2-in-production/72637/1 "2016-12-08T11:33:39Z")
Hello! - Is it recommended to start a new project that ships in e.g. 3 months with Ionic 2? - Or would you (starting today) still recommend Ionic 1? - How many RCs will there be until Ionic 2 is released? When will this be? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![vklinghammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dc4da7/32.png) [@vklinghammer](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/vklinghammer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-v2-in-production/72637/2 "2016-12-08T13:35:49Z")
You seem to be looking for some kind of official answer, all I can give you is my 2 cents: 1. I would absolutely start with Ionic 2. We currently have three Ionic 2 apps in production already and are super happy that we did the switch. 2. Not ever would I start a Ionic 1 app, it feels brittle and hacky compared to what we have now. In fact, we are migrating (or re-writing?) all old apps. 3. Not sure why you ask that. Ionic 2 is more stable than Ionic 1 ever was and updating between RCs in Ionic 2 has been pretty easy so far. Not sure what you expect from a 2.0.0 release. Though, this would depend very much on what team you have available. Ionic 2 is a whole new beast, just like Angular 2 is to Angular. It is harder than before, in the sense that you have a lot to learn when you come from Ionic 1. But the payoff (more stability, more performance, etc.) is worth it to me.