fast database resets

[Stephen Haberman]

Hi,

I reread GOOS today--great book, I really like the focus on acceptance
tests, walking skeletons, etc. The builders too--I use them, but not as
elegantly--something to work on.

The persistence test chapter was also nice. It made me think to write up
a tip I've been using to quickly reset databases with large schemas:

http://www.draconianoverlord.com/2010/08/22/joist-tip-fast-database-resets.html

I'm sure it's not an original idea, but I thought I'd pass it along in
case it helps others who are currently enjoying working with a large
enterprise schema. :-)

- Stephen

[Nat Pryce]

Nice. I've used truncate table to speed up db resets in the past. I
like the idea of moving the reset code into the database but worry
about having the logic of what tables store domain objects in
different places. Having the ORM generate the reset procedure is a
neat solution.

--Nat

www.natpryce.com

On 23 Aug 2010, at 04:21, Stephen Haberman <ste...@exigencecorp.com>
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