Developing web applications: operational means beta
October 16, 2007
/ Filed under: Web Development
My new word is "operational". I use it when alerting people that a new development feature is in place:
I use this word to cover my ass. "Operational" means the feature can be used, but it hasn't necessarily been verified to function under all circumstances. In other words, there could still be bugs. I haven't tested every possible angle of the application. In a sense, "operational" means "beta." Web applications are tricky to get right. Someone always finds a hole or bug that may not have been evident to you during the development process. This is especially true if you're the lone developer of a particular project, and you (as a single person who probably doesn't actually use the app) can't possibly consider (or simply remember!) every angle of functionality that a "seasoned user" would know. Here are a couple of things to remember:
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