When to NOT update all modules and core to the latest versions

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Day: 
Sunday
Time: 
2:30p
Room: 
Doheny Beach CD

In today's age of "everything must be up-to-date or it is not secure" everyone wants to run the most current versions of all modules at all times. This is not always a good idea, and it is usually more trouble than it is worth.

I will go over:

  • Some of the scenarios where it is and, more importantly, when it is not a good idea to update modules and core
  • Update strategies -- how to get the most from an update and how to keep it going smoothly
  • Tools of the trade -- there are more tools than drush that help with updating

This will be designed to be as non-developer centric as possible. It will start out non-generic then I will get into developer land near the end. This is when the normal-non-developery-people can go to sleep.

Category: 
Code and Development
Skill: 
Beginner
Duration: 
One hour
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