Arandir wrote:
> Cassini is a Beta release. That means "not stable" and full of problems.
This is NOT the definition of a Beta release. Before having a Beta
release, any product must have passed its Alpha test. Alpha testing is
done by the developer him/herself. The developer is able to prove to a
third party that the product passes all the designer's and the developer's
tests and is, at that level of testing, absolutely bug-free. Alpha test
includes all the specifications (which are what the product is tested
against - the test plan is produced by the software designer) and all
levels of documentation.
Then, and only then, can the product proceed to Beta test, which involves
peer developers and others, but not clients.
Having passed Beta test, the product can then go to Gamma test, where it
is exposed to examination and acceptance (or not) by a set of real
clients.
Them's the rules, well established by over 3 decades of use in the
industry.
--
Ron Stodden
