Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: markspace <-@.> Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: tools for programming applets Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 05:43:57 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <028d2009-98b7-43a3-b02d-83eaa89db79e@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 12:44:06 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="8FmyTa30jaHydmbsw/NXBQ"; logging-data="500"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19ZtXZuclZheQtSb9Nxl5vEKkzMYQBr6Aw=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110414 Thunderbird/3.1.10 In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:lDacSihUTmLE0s/oFzgWJnhcHKY= Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4414 On 5/22/2011 5:24 AM, horos22 wrote: > Hm.. a quick rsync comand. Plus: > > 1. an extra box for hosting the server > 2. installs of any centralized tools (mysql, etc) > 3. copying of production data > 4. porting of the server web setup to my client > 5. the need to reflect any changes that production makes. > 6. Any cross-platform changes necessary in going from linux server to > a microsoft client. Plus: 7. Actually investigating the user requirements so that an adequate and focused test harness can be developed. "Write your tests first." When hasn't this been a normal part of software development? Seriously, I'm not trying to beat you down or anything, but you're kinda talkin' crazy here. *Just* copying the user environment isn't enough. You have to go beyond that to test your software. It's a lot more work than just making a copy. Why is copying some data over and setting up a couple of servers on a local machine considered a lot of work?