What is beta testing?
Developers explain how and why they test their music software
Computer Music, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 3:15 pm BST
When you hear that a new or updated piece of software that you're interested in is 'in beta', your immediate reaction is usually a positive one: 'Great - it's nearly ready to be released!'Once beta testing has begun, it's easy to assume that the hard programming yards have been covered and now it's just a case of dotting the 'i's and crossing the 't's. Is this really the case for...