Talk:Update 0.16.0/@comment-29771306-20160827201000/@comment-28905095-20160827204238

This is only a qualified guess from a programmer, but it could be that the Mojang guys had a 0.15.5 update ready to go, and then found some critical bug deeming this version non-usable. Following this, due to source control (or similar constructs) it can be just as easy to proceed with the new version, instead of trying to fix the 0.15.5 version. But, this is speculation, and only the Mojang guys know the full story.