I couldn?t help but notice the topic and not respond to this thread. I also viewed,
6.1.1 beta thread. With all due respect, AC has a way of making me say: ?Are you kidding me? Not this again!?
One would think, one would have learned from their past mistakes. It seem as though, AC hasn?t learned from the last couple of beta releases. I?m not going to go into the whole spill about the appropriate process (phases) of beta testing. Bert has already done a fine job of explaining that to the group.
Instead, I will share this; there have to be ?True Beta Testers? to support a ?Beta Product or Prototype.? By ?True Beta Testers? I mean a certain group of people who are willing to put in their due diligence of proper testing. Beta testing is not for everyone, or a group of selected best paying, or handpicked customers. Beta testing is for people who willingly agree, to test a product thoroughly, for its required functions, asked by a company or person, with a product or prototype to be tested.
The best beta testing should be done privately (for thoroughness sake) with few testers (the best who are up for the tasks at hand). There should be some type of communication that specifies a group of ?True? testers. That testing is to be kept private until a public release is available. Beta testing is not a one week cycle. It takes weeks (at least 4 weeks). There is still much to be learned on the fundamentals of software development life cycle.
My message is by no means directed at anyone?s comments, but at the process of handling proper beta testing. Bert, you are not the bad guy here my friend. You are pretty much on point with this topic.
