The Stages of Database Development (video) by Jeremiah Peschka.
The description:
Strong development practices don’t spring up overnight; they take time, effort, and teamwork. Database development practices are doubly hard because they involve many moving pieces – unit testing, integration testing, and deploying changes that could have potential side effects beyond changing logic. In this session, Microsoft SQL Server MVP Jeremiah Peschka will discuss ways users can move toward a healthy cycle of database development using version control, automated testing, and rapid deployment.
Nothing you haven’t heard before in one form or another.
Question: How does your database environment compare to the one Jeremiah describes?
(Never mind that you have “reasons” (read excuses) for the current state of your database environment.)
Doesn’t just happen with databases or even servers.
What about your topic map development environment?
Or other development environment.
Looking forward to a sequel (sorry) to this video.