web application release management

Question

Hi All we are working on E-commerce application. the application functionality is Eanhancement/changing continuously so that we come across the problem for release than development. To work with existing rest of the functionality and give new changes/enhancements. we are following below steps in deployement. 1)one developer will get the latest file from vss in visual studiocollect the changed files(like wise we have 5 application in 5 visual studio solutions). 2)some other developer will compare local and product Dbs and prepare the change script. 3)Network team will deploye those files in stage serverproduction server. the above process taking 2 to 3 days ... can you please suggest us any automated deployment tools for that ... thanks in advance...

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan · Answer

Yes that is exactly why developers and programmers use source control; also known as Version control . Version control allows you to maintain the versioning of the files that are being modified by the developers. It allows your manager (that one person) to check what lines are modified and if they are better. If they are better in version then that one person accepts it as live version otherwise ignores it. The system itself handles the underlying frameworks and procedures that are used to maintain the files and their versions. Users are allowed to make changes and then submit the final versions. A common example is GitHub. Where you can upload a live version other users can make changes and if they submit for a live version an admin can see if that is OK. If that is OK then he accepts that version for a live version otherwise ignores it. It takes less than 5 minutes to see depending on the intellect of the admin.