Never use a shared database server for development work.

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:39:58 +0000

Like many conveniences in software development, a shared database is a tar pit waiting to fossilize a project. Developers overwrite each other’s changes. The changes I make on the server break the code on your development machine. Remote development is slow and difficult. Avoid using a shared database at all costs, as they ultimately waste time and help produce bugs.

Note to Self – Project Management

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:20:39 +0000

You can manage scopes of time, cost, and quality much more effectively by basing your decisions on working software with actual feedback and metrics, not just task items on a project schedule.

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Never use a shared database server for development work.

Note to Self – Project Management