DB Test Driven

By: Alex Podlesny

I want to begin a discussion about Database Continuous Integration (CI) and slowly unwind this concept within the database framework. 

You are welcome to start from any chapter, but same words might mean different things to people sitting in the same meeting room and working together as the same team. Just try to ask an Oracle and SQL Server DBA the simple question of "what is the database?", and you would understand. 

• Chapter 1 - The SDLC - this chapter outlines generic database lifecycle, defines a flow of code, and touches on environmental differences 
• Chapter 2 - Define a Product - this chapter focused on aligning terminology and defining a product   
• Chapter 3 - What is Continuous Integration? - this chapter focused on a general definition of Continuous Integration.   
• Chapter 4 - Looking through development lenses - The fourth chapter focused on a implementing Continuous Integration for a development process   
• Chapter 5 - Artifacts and Installation Packages - this chapter focused on a database artifacts. 
• Chapter 6 - From Dev to Prod and Back - this chapter discuss flow of changes from development to production and back from production to development  
• Chapter 7 - Production CI - continuous integration process for a production environment.