Company
Date Published
Author
Mahmoud Abdelwahab
Word count
2567
Language
English
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None

Summary

A new approach to building software is gaining popularity: creating a production-like environment for every new code change a developer wants to introduce. This enables developers to build new features in parallel without affecting each other and makes it possible to do frequent small releases, making it easier to revert changes if something goes wrong. To support this flow, deployment platforms are starting to offer automatic Git integration, allowing teams to set up an isolated production-like environment for every pull request. However, creating a database for every preview environment poses challenges, such as accuracy and performance issues. Neon, a fully managed serverless Postgres, offers a solution by providing a branching feature that creates a production-like database for every branch. This allows developers to create a new database in seconds, eliminating the need for manual setup and management of databases for each preview environment. Teams can use Neon's branching feature along with GitHub Actions and Vercel to automate the process of creating a database for every preview environment, making it easier to manage multiple environments and reduce the risk of errors.