Hi Barry, I must be taking the "stupid pills" today.
Is the new functionality already coded and available - and simply not just "included" at the moment? Or does it still need to be created? If it is indeed ready-to-go, then I agree with Steve, and a virtual machine / separate instance would seem like the sensible option to me. I'd do something along the lines of; Create a new branch in your repository (SVN / Git / etc) of choice and use that branch as the ApplicationRoot for the application that the BAs/Testers use. That way, any changes you end up making can now be tracked and "more easily" merged back into your mainline of development. It is a two-edged sword, though. You'll need to ensure that any "core" code updates are now applied to the new branch as well as the mainline. Which is extra overhead - but without doing this, the merge back into the mainline from the the 2012 branch will be a really painful experience. Gavin. On Mar 28, 9:42 am, Barry Beattie <barry.beat...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Its another reason for having three physical servers." > > hang on, you're throwing me a bit here. > > Steve.O might be on the right track (use VM to create/throw away > environments - although that in itself means packages/enhancements > need to placed against the 2011 and 2012 environments: bits can get > overlooked) > > but the core question is: what software should make up the 2011 > upgrade? code/functionality that's slated for the 2012 upgrade as well > as 2011? > > The reason given to me was > > > > > > > > >> "So it can be made available to other BAs/testers etc for testing and > >> analysis". > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Mark Ireland <markinc...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > All the stuff about avoiding a single point of failure applies with upgrades > > too. > > > Its another reason for having three physical servers. > > >> From: st...@cfcentral.com.au > >> To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > >> Subject: RE: [cfaussie] upgrade strategies (enterprise software) > >> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:48:23 +1100 > > >> Virtual machines > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Barry Beattie [mailto:barry.beat...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 3:44 PM > >> To: cfaussie > >> Subject: [cfaussie] upgrade strategies (enterprise software) > > >> Upgrading software versions: what's best practice? > > >> This isn't specifically about CF (although I'm curious how Adobe > >> handles multiple version upgrades: do they have a CF11 and CF12 > >> development environment running now in addition to CF10?) > > >> I've come across a situation where people want to include > >> functionality, scoped for a 2012 upgrade, into the development and > >> testing environment of the 2011upgrade (due later this year). > > >> why? > > >> "So it can be made available to other BAs/testers etc for testing and > >> analysis". > > >> any thoughts? > > >> thanks > >> B > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "cfaussie" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "cfaussie" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "cfaussie" group. > > To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en.
