An alpha version is an unfinished and untested software version. After that you get a beta version, which is still unfinished but somewhat tested and with major bugs ironed out. After that you usually have one or several release candidates. And after the release candidates you eventually get to a production release, and that is the finished version.
Explain to me, Korvas, how Gravity and the API can be "finished" and in "alpha testing" at the same time. Why are you alpha testing products that are already "finished", and why is all this "alpha testing" of "finished" products happening 4 months after Gravity should have been released according to Ionomy's own announcement?
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Crypto Gravity Alpha has begun.
Greetings ionomy,
We are pleased to announce the release of the Crypto Gravity Alpha. This marks the first step towards the wider release of the first ionomy produced game and represents a very important step toward the greater realization of the ionomy as a whole.
The initial test group of the Alpha will limited to the Whales and internal testers. We expect the Alpha period to last a minimum of 1 week, a wider beta that will include all ionomy users will follow. The full release will occur after the close of the beta. The minimum beta period is expected to be 2 weeks.
We look forward to getting the first round of feedback and bug reports, and will be sharing more information about the beta as we get closer.
Please keep in mind that these times are estimates, as this is an early alpha it is difficult to project potential bugs or issues we may find that could extend our testing periods or delay the wider beta release.
As always if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or by joining us on slack at slack.ionomy.com.
Thank you,
-The ionomy team