{"id":81,"date":"2008-09-19T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.blog.bettr.info\/?p=81"},"modified":"2024-08-21T08:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T07:39:37","slug":"end-of-software-cycles-perpetual-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/en.blog.bettr.info\/index.php\/2008\/09\/19\/end-of-software-cycles-perpetual-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"End of software cycles (perpetual beta)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While for computer programmes beta versions are always recognizable as test versions which need further development, web applications can be constantly up-dated \u2013 in other words, on web 2.0 everything remains &#8222;beta&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devices and applications keep connecting themselves to the internet.<\/li>\n<li>Internet applications are not software artefacts anymore but they become permanent services.<\/li>\n<li>New features are permanently being introduced, becoming part of the everyday &#8222;user experience&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Users become real time testers, their behaviour informs about the quality of the product update.<\/li>\n<li>Shorter &#8222;time to market&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced risk.<\/li>\n<li>Closer bond with the user.<\/li>\n<li>Real time data for taking quantifiable decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img src='http:\/\/en.blog.bettr.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/web20_beta1.jpg' alt='\"Release early and release often\"' title='\"Release early and release often\"' class=\"Border\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"SubTitle\">&#8222;Release early and release often&#8220;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"15\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img src='http:\/\/en.blog.bettr.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/web20_beta2.jpg' alt='Short software cycles are the critical factor of success on Web 2.0' title='Short software cycles are the critical factor of success on Web 2.0' class=\"Border\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"SubTitle\">Short software cycles are the critical factor of success on Web 2.0.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"15\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/en.blog.bettr.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/web20_beta3_f.jpg\" onclick=\"Slimbox.show( this.href, 'Comparison of the Release Histories of Microsoft Windows and Flickr' ); return false\" title=\"Vollbild anzeigen\" target=\"_blank\"><img src='http:\/\/de.blog.bettr.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/web20_beta3.jpg' alt='Comparison of the Release Histories of Microsoft Windows and Flickrr' title='Comparison of the Release Histories of Microsoft Windows and Flickr' class=\"Border\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"SubTitle\">Comparison of the Release Histories of Microsoft Windows and Flickr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"SubTitle\">(According to O\u2019Reilly: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"ftp:\/\/ftp.oreilly.de\/pub\/katalog\/web20_broschuere.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Web 2.0 for Participation<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While for computer programmes beta versions are always recognizable as test versions which need further development, web applications can be constantly up-dated \u2013 in other words, on web 2.0 everything remains &#8222;beta&#8220;: Devices and applications keep connecting themselves to the internet. 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