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[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

What's the difference between beta and release candidate?

EA doesn't know either.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

I am a minimum viable product male

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 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 I'm out of date but stable and used by people who generally know what they're doing and don't want something new that'll likely blow up in their face.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I am about v4.1 right now

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think I might be a vertical slice...