Add daily email for 2024-12-27

How quickly can you create a new environment?

source/_daily_emails/2024-12-27.md

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+title: How quickly can you create or update an environment?
+date: 2024-12-27
+permalink: daily/2024/12/27/quick
+tags:
+  - software-development
+cta: ~
+snippet: |
+  If you needed to update an environment for your application, or create a new one from scratch, how easy would that be?
+---
+
+A common reason why environments aren't updated and get out of sync is because it's a time-consuming or complex task.
+
+The process should be simple to run, quick, reliable and reproducible.
+
+It's the same as deploying a change to a staging or production environment.
+
+You want the same result on every time on every environment.
+
+You want every environment - including [local development environments][2] to be as consistent as possible to minimise bugs and errors.
+
+To do this, I automate things to make them as simple as possible.
+
+I use [run files][0] with commands to import databases, perform updates and run pre-update and post-update tasks.
+
+I use tools like Nix and [devenv][1] to create identical and reproducible environments.
+
+The simpler and quicker is it, the more it can and will be done.
+
+You can also use automation to perform long or complex tasks outside of working hours such as sanitising and importing large databases.
+
+The more you can automate, the better.
+
+[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2022/08/15/using-run-file-simplify-project-tasks
+[1]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/11/could-nix-and-devenv-replace-docker-compose
+[2]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/12/25/localhost