olemus
ISO/IEC/24765:
testimise esimene järk enne toote lugemist ärilise või töise kasutamise tarbeks valmis olevaks; tihti sooritavad seda ainult kasutajad seda tarkvara väljatöötavas organisatsioonis
= first stage of testing before a product is considered ready for commercial or operational use
Note: often performed only by users within the organization developing the software

ülevaateid
https://ieccetguide.weebly.com/uploads/8/8/0/4/88044332/difference_between_alpha_testing___beta_testing.pdf
https://www.slideshare.net/ProfessionalQA/alpha-testing-a-complete-guide
https://www.zaptest.com/alpha-testing-what-is-it-types-process-tools
https://www.shiksha.com/online-courses/articles/alpha-testing-real-life-example/
https://blog.qasource.com/a-complete-guide-to-alpha-testing

vt ka
- beetatestimine