Thanks Brendan. I used to use IronPython big time as a customisation hook. The ability to load some code from the DB as an upgrade channel was great.
I really hope that it's Visual Studio experience is a lot better. In my currently role do less straight code and more functional & declarative code and Iron Python would really help connect the dots. On 18 December 2012 14:52, Katherine Moss <[email protected]> wrote: > That’s so cool. I plan to learn Python in the future. C# and > PowerShell in Tandem, then Python, then EAGLE (or TCL via the .NET > Framework). What else is still up in the air depending on what the heck I > need to be learning for whatever I’m working on. Dang, you’re on the > project? That’s like, awesome! It’s a small world in the tech sphere, > isn’t it? I go by the handle chromebuster on CodePlex, if you’re ever > looking for me on there. **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *BC > *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2012 8:45 PM > > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Managing databases**** > > Hi Katherine, **** > > ** ** > > IronPython is still being actively developed and a new release is coming > early 2013 (at least that's the current plan). Version 3.0 compatibility is > nearly complete in the 2.7x versions of IronPython, but from memory Jeff > has full completion slated sometime next year.**** > > ** ** > > Regards, Brenden**** > > ** ** > > On 18 December 2012 11:40, Katherine Moss <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Interesting. I think I guessed IronRuby since that plugs right into .NET, > you know? By the way, is that even still being developed? It doesn’t seem > that IronPython is; the last update for it is version 2.73, though C Python > is all the way at 3.0. What’s with that, I wonder? Maybe all of the > members of those projects left or something? **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ben Scott > *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2012 8:38 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Managing databases**** > > **** > > Just plain Ruby. I think I used RubyInstaller for Windows - > http://rubyinstaller.org/**** > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Katherine Moss < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > Is that written in IronRuby, by any chance?**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ben Scott > *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2012 8:29 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Managing data**** > > **** > > I have a similar system but I have a simple ruby script that applies > migration scripts. I can run it against development databases and when I'm > deploying a new version of the system I just run it against the production > database. It includes a bootstrap migration to create the schema version > table, and if the first migration is a dump of the existing schema and you > insert the migration record on production you can create development > databases totally in script. I've open sourced the script at > https://github.com/swxben/Shu-Er/tree/master/ruby/database_migrations**** > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Stuart Kinnear <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > I guess this is an age old problem, managing database changes such that > they respect applications dependent on them. We are bolting more > applications to a couple of sql databases so the management exercise is > becoming more complex, risky and expensive to maintain.**** > > **** > > Currently we have a database version number, use schema naming for > application specific views and procedures and have a folder of each change > in sequential order that has to be applied to production.**** > > **** > > Over the holiday break I thought I might research how we can improve our > approach. What systems have you or your organisations adopted to keep it > all under control , and are they successful? **** > > **** > > **** > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stuart Kinnear > Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 > > SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd > acn. 81 072 778 262 > PO Box 6117 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia > > Business software developers. > SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > **** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
