Posted by Sherm Pendley on 07/21/07 22:08

Toby A Inkster <usenet200707@tobyinkster.co.uk> writes:

> My definition for releasing software:
>
> Alpha: Expected to have problems;
> Beta: Not expected to have no problems;
> Release: Expected to have no problems.

The most common definition is that Alpha is missing features, Beta is
feature complete but may still have bugs, and Release isn't supposed to
have bugs. (In practice some bugs do usually escape from beta testing.
Nobody's perfect...)

> Apple have more programmers than me though, so Safari should get there
> faster.

Ever read Brooks' "The Mythical Man-Month"? :-)

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