Chapter 19. Looking to the Future
We are nearly at an end. Over the past eighteen chapters, we have learned how to build and deploy robust Plone applications. We have seen key principles and professional development practices illustrated through a realistic case study. Hopefully, you now feel equipped to apply these principles and practices to your own Plone development projects.
In this chapter, we will:
- Look briefly at how to manage future releases and migrations
- Review our achievements to date
- Point out where to get more help and information
Making future releases
As any seasoned developer will know, it is much easier (or at least more fun) to build an application from scratch than to extend and maintain an existing one. Plone-based systems are no exception, but there are a few tips that can make life a little easier when the time comes to update or patch an application that is already live.
- In Chapter 4, Basics of Customization, we discussed the dangers of relying on settings changed...
