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[–] pastel_de_airfryer 131 points 2 weeks ago (11 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 59 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 28 points 2 weeks 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 19 points 2 weeks ago

What's the difference between beta and release candidate?

EA doesn't know either.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

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

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

I am a minimum viable product male

[–] mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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 I'm out of date but stable and used by people who generally know what they're doing and don't want something new that'll likely blow up in their face.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

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

I am about v4.1 right now

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think of myself as code-complete but not necessarily bug-free.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think I might be a vertical slice...