<p>A few days ago, I asked <a href="/daily/2024/12/23/how-many-environments-do-you-need">how many pre-production environments</a> you have for your software application.</p>
<p>But did you include each Developer's local environment?</p>
<p>Each developer will have a development environment - either on their computer or a development server - to write and initially test their code before it's deployed to a test, staging or production environment.</p>
<h2 id="here%27s-the-thing">Here's the thing</h2>
<p>Each Developer's local or development site is an environment too.</p>
<p>They also <a href="/daily/2024/12/24/moving-changes">need to be easily updatable</a> and consistent with the other environments, but they are often overlooked or forgotten.</p>
<p>When was the last time you or your Developers updated your local environment?</p>
<p>A few days ago, I asked <a href="/daily/2024/12/23/how-many-environments-do-you-need">how many pre-production environments</a> you have for your software application.</p>
<p>But did you include each Developer's local environment?</p>
<p>Each developer will have a development environment - either on their computer or a development server - to write and initially test their code before it's deployed to a test, staging or production environment.</p>
<h2 id="here%27s-the-thing">Here's the thing</h2>
<p>Each Developer's local or development site is an environment too.</p>
<p>They also <a href="/daily/2024/12/24/moving-changes">need to be easily updatable</a> and consistent with the other environments, but they are often overlooked or forgotten.</p>