3 is somewhat dependent on your system and customer base. Not every product can just throw code out. For us, any changes that modify the database schema need t

3 is somewhat dependent on your system and customer base. Not every product can just throw code out. For us, any changes that modify the database schema need to be thoroughly tested before going live. We simply can't leave that judgement up to someone on their first day. However, being able to build a development or production environment in one click is a goal for us. If nothing else, it would save us time were someone to accidentally wipe their machine.