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            "value": "How quickly can you create or update an environment?"
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            "value": "\n          <p>A common reason why environments aren't updated and get out of sync is because it's a time-consuming or complex task.<\/p>\n\n<p>The process should be simple to run, quick, reliable and reproducible.<\/p>\n\n<p>It's the same as deploying a change to a staging or production environment.<\/p>\n\n<p>You want the same result on every time on every environment.<\/p>\n\n<p>You want every environment - including <a href=\"\/daily\/2024\/12\/25\/localhost\">local development environments<\/a> to be as consistent as possible to minimise bugs and errors.<\/p>\n\n<p>To do this, I automate things to make them as simple as possible.<\/p>\n\n<p>I use <a href=\"\/daily\/2022\/08\/15\/using-run-file-simplify-project-tasks\">run files<\/a> with commands to import databases, perform updates and run pre-update and post-update tasks.<\/p>\n\n<p>I use tools like Nix and <a href=\"\/daily\/2024\/11\/11\/could-nix-and-devenv-replace-docker-compose\">devenv<\/a> to create identical and reproducible environments.<\/p>\n\n<p>The simpler and quicker is it, the more it can and will be done.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can also use automation to perform long or complex tasks outside of working hours such as sanitising and importing large databases.<\/p>\n\n<p>The more you can automate, the better.<\/p>\n\n        ",
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