Thursday, December 10, 2009

Pre-Alpha

Pre-Alpha

In contrast to alpha and beta versions, the pre-alpha is not feature complete. When it is used, it refers to all activities performed during the software project prior to software testing. These activities can include requirements analysis, software design, software development and unit testing.

In typical open source development, there are several types of pre-alpha versions. Milestone versions include specific sets of functions and are released as soon as the functionality is complete. Nightly builds are versions that are usually automatically checked out from the revision control system and built, typically overnight; these versions allow the testers to test the recently implemented functionality immediately, and find the new bugs.

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