Showing posts with label Version. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Version. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Angular version History


The Angular history stated with version 2 back in September 2016, the latest available version as of today is Angular 6. Let us briefly look at the release history and features added to each version of Angular.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Beta Testing

A software product goes through the following states of testing before a commercial version of the product is released.



Beta testing is performed, when the product is almost stable; all the feedbacks from the alpha testing have been addressed. At this stage most of the features are stable, and the product is almost ready for release.

Beta testing is done in an end-user environment, similar to a production environment. The product is deployed in end user’s environment and tested to make sure that there are no last minute surprises which crop up due to deployment environment issues.

Beat version of the software is released during the Beta testing phase of the product.

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Alpha testing

A software product goes through the following states of testing before a commercial version of the product is released.


During alpha release, the development is close to completion, at this stage most of the critical issues will be fixed, a few enhancements or feature additions can happen after this stage. Updates can happen to the product based on the feedback received from the users.

Alpha testing is done in a restricted environment, similar to the development environment; the users test the product in the developer’s environment.

Alpha version of the software is released during the Alpha testing phase of the product.

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Beta Release / Version

A Software product goes through the following stages of release before an official version of the software is released.


The Beta release follows the Alpha release, during the Beta release, most of the functionalities are developed and the product is stable. Beta release setup is shared with a larger set of audience, both internal and external to the organization.

No enhancements or feature additions will happen after this release, unless if any critical / breakdown issues are identified by the users.

A Beta release is like a final demo of the product before the final commercial release of the product hits the market.


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Alpha Release / Version

A Software product goes through the following stages of release before an official version of the software is released.
The Alpha release is the first release, during the Alpha release, some of the core functionalities are developed, but the product need not be stable. Alpha release setup is shared only with a limited set of audience, mostly within the organization or with some of its close partners to test the features of the product.

A few enhancements or feature additions can happen after this release. Updates can be made to the product based on the feedback received from the users who use the Alpha release.

An alpha release is just a demo of the product to showcase the features of the product, and collect feedback from a limited set of users.

Alpha release is also called as Preview Release.

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Preview Release / Version

Preview Release / Version

A Software product goes through the following stages of release before an official version of the software is released.


The Preview release is the first release, during the Preview release, some of the core functionalities are developed, but the product need not be stable. Preview release setup is shared only with a limited set of audience, mostly within the organization or with some of its close partners to test the features of the product.

A few enhancements or feature additions can happen after this release. Updates can be made to the product based on the feedback received from the users who use the Preview release.

A Preview release is just a demo of the product to showcase the features of the product, and collect feedback from a limited set of users.

Preview release is also called as Alpha Release.


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