CompuServe Messages

The fact is, developers are going to find far more bugs in the system then the average user will due to the fact that developers are the ones that usually push the system farthest to its limits, as well as the fact that developers are more conscientious (in general) about isolating exactly where a problem might lie. Of course you're going to have some developers who may be the world's worst beta tester, and an 'average user' who is a fantastic beta tester. But on the average the developers are going to do a better job. Everything you mentioned above – seeing GURUS, etc., are going to be caught by developers as well as end-users. But its the developers are going to catch the more advanced things in addition to the simple ones. And since beta distribution is by virture limited in nature, I believe the majority of people who are involved in it should be developers. -Mike