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[–] pastel_de_airfryer@lemmy.eco.br 40 points 2 years ago (10 children)

It makes more sense when we assume it's software development terminology instead. Alpha means the software is immature and full of issues.

I am a release candidate male.

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Hello ladies, I'm legacy code nobody wants to refactor and is being slowly converted into microservices.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I am a minimum viable product male

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm just a beta male... they doubt I'm ready for release... but I'm far more stable than any alpha male.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

What's the difference between beta and release candidate?

EA doesn't know either.

[–] revlayle@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

I am about v4.1 right now

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm an old version male. I'm out of date but stable and used by people who generally know what they're doing and don't want something new that'll likely blow up in their face.

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Well, I am a god damn mess as a person. So I'm like pre-alpha. I guess that makes me a proof of concept, or maybe even a thought exercise.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I too am a release candidate, but my marketing sucks.

[–] mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

I’m barely a proof of concept then. Or minimum viable product. 🙃

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm Concord. Only out for a week and then swept under the rug like I never existed.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

I think I might be a vertical slice...