I am really surprised to know that there are people that use an alpha version in production.
I would never ever do that even if it was allowed, and obviously it is not allowed in my company.
Oh, so that's what all these "alpha man" stuff on the Internet is about: folks who are manly enough to use alpha versions in production. Makes sense now.
People who only take it up at the beta stage are obviously inferior, and hence denigrated as "beta men". And then there's the detestable wimps who go only for 'stable' versions, I suppose they must be "omega men", not even worthy of a mention in discussions.
Glad to know Real Programmers[1] still exist amongst us.
