Emails and light tech support. Wayne joined the morning meeting and we looked at some database code for a data exile project. We also talked about some of the new servers, automatic deployment of master code, and different environments. We spent quite a time of time talking about the live or production environment, testing environments, and branch specific development environments. The three different environments would be setup on every server (live, test, dev). That would allow us to test things with access to up to date data and code. Lots of talks about options and direction.

Dealing with automated code updates, we talked about the need for testing and how that fits into the bigger picture. Wayne and I drew out a number of different scenarios, diagrams, and talked about processes. This included database updates, code changes, new server or session values, new application variables, FTP, splitting processes up into pieces, manual processes, and other code/server type things. Wayne is pushing us toward more and more automated environments and pieces. Somewhat new territory but it will be good in the end.

Once Wayne and I were done, I spent the rest of the time doing emails and what not.