--- title: "100ish Words: Perpetual Beta | Teaching and Learning" description: Perpetual Beta is the name computer programmers use to describe any piece of software that is in a state of constant development. image: https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hubfs/Perpetual_Beta-800x445.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/perpetual-beta#main-content) [![DouglasWise_Logo2026 (1)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png?width=500&height=144&name=DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/) - [KS3 Resources](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/ks3-teaching-resources) Show submenu for KS3 Resources - [Prose](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/prose) - [Poetry](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/poetry) - [Drama](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/drama) - [Non-Fiction](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/non-fiction) - [Resource Bundles](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/teaching-resource-bundles) - [KS4 Resources](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/ks4-teaching-resources) Show submenu for KS4 Resources - 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