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What does "beta" mean for an evolving web application?

I used to understand "beta" as "feature-complete". Web applications rarely are ever feature-complete and rather evolve slowly with time. So does "beta" have any specific meaning with them or is it just a gimmick?

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mmiika Avatar asked Nov 27 '22 08:11

mmiika


2 Answers

It's a pre-emptive disclaimer. "Go ahead, use it, but go easy on us if something collapses into itself and becomes a black hole."

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Ishmaeel Avatar answered Dec 04 '22 08:12

Ishmaeel


In web 2.0 it does seem to mean nothing at all.

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flash Avatar answered Dec 04 '22 08:12

flash