4 Define appropriate settings for development / test / production
- Define the script directories that you use for development/test/production
- Do you want to use a version control system, or just copy your scripts to appropriately named folders from time to time? Think about using a comparison tool that can show you what you have changed between different versions
- Define the general procedure of how to test the scripts (perhaps with a limited user group) and of how to go back to the old script version if necessary. Avoid “quick fix” changes in productive systems
- Define an appropriate header for the scripts, e.g. consisting of: file name, purpose, creation date, author, change dates, change authors, change comments
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