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What is a Beta version?

09/07/2011 01:29 by ThomasOakes

First answer posted by KeithCorbin at 09/07/2011 01:29
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  • KeithCorbin
  • There are three basic phases in software development: alpha, beta, and final release.

    Alpha versions are not released outside of a software company. They are only used inside of a company for debugging and further development purposes. The alpha phase includes unit testing, component testing, and system testing.

    The beta phase can be considered "pre-release testing". Beta versions of software are distributed to a wide audience partly to give the program a "real-world" test and partly to provide a preview of the next release. Beta testers are usually experienced users or other developers. Inexperienced users are generally discouraged from using beta software.

    The last phase, the final release, is when a program is published in its final version.

    The process of releasing programs like this is called Configuration Management.
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