tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628035614856412995.post5817199812160455508..comments2009-06-10T11:54:20.187-07:00sheniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978796132519594310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628035614856412995.post-1649959159220539752009-06-10T11:54:20.187-07:002009-06-10T11:54:20.187-07:00Yeah; ActiveRecord is incredibly useful in that it allows the developers to: <br><br />1. move the database state up or down to any specific revision by simply running the migration scripts in a sequential revision order.<br><br />2. also quickly create fixtures data for testing the functionality they work on, thus promoting Test-Driven development.<br /><br />Recently, in a couple of projects I used ActiveRecord Migrations to manage database setup and migrations. You can find a walk-though the steps to follow in order to get a set of ActiveRecord migrations working on a Ubuntu-9.0.4 desktop at <a href="http://www.nagarro.com/blog/using-activerecord-for-database-setup-and-migration/" rel="nofollow">Using ActiveRecord for Database Setup and Migration: A How-to</a>Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03328222100833917865noreply@blogger.com