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'''Beta''' has been used in the Pokémon community as a blanket term for [[prerelease information]] and [[unused content]], but it originated as a term in software development. |
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In software development, the terms 'pre-alpha', ''''alpha'''', 'beta' and 'release candidate' have been used, with 'beta' being a later development stage than 'alpha'. Here, the 'beta' stage may begin when a product is feature complete, but certain development teams may have different standards of what an 'alpha' or 'beta' product should be like. |
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The term '''Beta''' specifically refers to the stage in a [[wikipedia:software release life cycle|software release life cycle]] when a project is complete and all of its planned features have been implemented into the product, but it has not yet been finished in the sense that it has not yet left this stage and become a release candidate (or has not yet been released as a demo). A project will usually leave its Beta stage when it has been debugged of most of its [[glitches]], and after operationalizing the features, or making them accessible. |
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As 'prerelease information' and 'unused content' have more objective meanings, it is arguably better to use those terms over 'beta' or 'alpha', as it makes the context of an article or discussion clearer. |
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After leaving its Beta stage some of the original features may be removed in final versions of the program, but certain planned features that were removed from the gameplay may still remain in the coding of the final game. |
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It is named after the Greek letter Beta, as it is the second stage in the software release life cycle. Unlike its previous stage [[Alpha]] the developers have formally tested the software, and all of the intended features have been implemented into the program. |
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==Public beta== |
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==In the Pokémon glitch community== |
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The word "Beta" is informally used in the [[wikipedia:Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon]] (and Pokémon [[glitch]]) community as a blanket term for unused content and prerelease information; but as certain unused things or prerelease information may originate from before or after the beta stage, 'beta' may be misleading. |
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Revision as of 17:43, 15 August 2014
Beta has been used in the Pokémon community as a blanket term for prerelease information and unused content, but it originated as a term in software development.
In software development, the terms 'pre-alpha', 'alpha', 'beta' and 'release candidate' have been used, with 'beta' being a later development stage than 'alpha'. Here, the 'beta' stage may begin when a product is feature complete, but certain development teams may have different standards of what an 'alpha' or 'beta' product should be like.
As 'prerelease information' and 'unused content' have more objective meanings, it is arguably better to use those terms over 'beta' or 'alpha', as it makes the context of an article or discussion clearer.