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alpha testing
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alpha testing	has definition Testing performed by the user or client, under the supervision of the software development team
	has advantage you typically are able to have a much larger volume of testing performed the users use the software in the same manner that they will use it when it is formally released
	is a subtopic of 10.9 - Strategies for Testing Large Systems
	is a kind of testing performed by users and clients
testing performed by users and clients	should occur when the developers believe that the software has reached a sufficient level of quality (e.g. it is approaching the quality targets)
testing	can find defects whose consequences are obvious but which are buried in complex code, and thus will be hard to detect when inspecting
	involves thinking of what could go wrong without actually studying the software
	is complementary to inspecting
	requires attention to detail
process	see also process^2