Hi Allan
We did have a test/development website on a shared server which roughly matched our old live/production website webserver (Windows Server, IIS, ASP.NET), although it had to cope with many different functions (including some content management!). This has now been taken away, although we were promised a new virtualized web development environment.
We also had a test/development SQL Server with databases that match our live/production databases, although these are under threat because of a server retiral programme. We may get a new one, hopefully SQL Server 2008 this time.
It has been very difficult getting the message across that we need these kind of resources as a minimum, even just for maintenance, let alone the prototyping, demos, exemplars, technical peer reviews and proofs of concept that I was used to producing, and reusing.
A Mac? I wish. Mine was boxed up and is probably sitting in a cupboard somewhere. It did have IE5, I believe... But it is too old for testing on now really.
I did have a go at home on Adobe's BrowserLab for simulating web browsers, but it has some restrictions (on keyboard input, I think) so I gave that up.
Is there any chance of a shared development server platform in the sector? Maybe with SQL databases full of dummy data, tutorials, open source licences, sample code libraries...
Tavis Reddick
Web Developer
Adam Smith College
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Hi webfolks
Just a quick query about whether you have testing environments for your web work, and if so, how they're set up, i.e. is it just a busted old Mac in the corner of the office with IE6 on it, or do you have a complete replicated environment with dedicated web and database servers and load testing stuff and whatnot.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Allan
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