142: What if We Didn't Do Any of This?

Derek and Sean debate the value provided by database migrations written in your programming language of choice versus those written in SQL.

• RailsConf 2018
• MySQL Automatic Updating for TIMESTAMP and DATETIME
• CockroachDB - the open source, cloud-native SQL database.
• Lucky Migrations in Crystal
• ActiveRecord::Migration reversible
• ActiveRecord::Migration revert
• Parity: Shell commands for development, staging, and production parity for Heroku apps

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