alpha version
Early testing software
An alpha version is an early release of software, typically the first to be tested outside the development team.
Alpha versions are incomplete and often unstable, meant to identify major bugs before wider beta testing: We're still on the alpha version, so expect crashes.
The term extends to any product in its earliest testable form.
Greek alphabet's second letter
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- demoShort trial presentation
- proof-of-conceptFeasibility demonstration
- MVPBest player award
preview · pre-release · draft · sketch · wireframe · preliminary · concept · model
Repeated procedural pass
- buildCreate a structure
- releaseTo let go
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
coding · software · bugfixes · enhancement · revision · update · refinement · debugging
Beginning to develop
- incipientStarting to develop
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
- experimentalTesting new methods
unfinished · unpolished · rough · initial · groundwork · foundation · work-in-progress · unstable
Ease of interaction quality
- surveySystematic data collection
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
review · improvement · suggestion · input · glitch · tester · QA · validation
beta
Greek alphabet's second letter
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- demoShort trial presentation
- proof-of-conceptFeasibility demonstration
MVP · preview · pre-release · draft · sketch · wireframe · preliminary · concept · model · sample
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
- buildCreate a structure
- releaseTo let go
- versioningTracking successive iterations
deployment · coding · software · bugfixes · enhancement · revision · update · refinement · debugging · sprint
nascent
Beginning to develop
- incipientStarting to develop
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
experimental · unfinished · unpolished · rough · initial · groundwork · foundation · work-in-progress · unstable · raw
usability
Ease of interaction quality
- surveySystematic data collection
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
evaluation · review · improvement · suggestion · input · glitch · tester · QA · validation · response
- variationsvariation, variant, modification, alternate, derivative
- versionsedition, variant, variation, revision, iteration
- trial runstest, trial run, test run, dry run, tryout
- originalsoriginal, authentic, genuine, prototype, archetype
- prototypesprototype, mock-up, proof of concept, working model, mockup
- test environmentssandbox, staging, test bed, dev environment, test lab
alpha versionfinal release
Completed production version
finished product · gold master · RTM · live version · final version