loyd.net

(PeoplePoem 9.0)

The time has come, it is quite plain—
New features make it worth the pain,
Improvements mean so much to gain:
The time has come to upgrade!

Install from disk, pristine and new,
A demo instance to review:
Behold! the things that it will do!
We must commence our upgrade!

The database you must prepare,
Apply Tools changes, then compare,
Run upgrade projects, if you dare.
We've now begun to upgrade!

Conversion scripts, compare the rows,
Test move to prod, see how it goes.
(The process keeps you on your toes.)
Keep working on the upgrade!

Compare reports pile up quite deep,
Review and choose what mods to keep:
More retro-fits mean fitful sleep.
So many things to upgrade!

Write test scripts, try to make it break,
Then fix the bugs, another take.
Drink caffeine—lots to stay awake.
It's tedious to upgrade!

The database you must re-tune,
The list of tasks seems to balloon,
It never can be done too soon,
It takes so long to upgrade!

All testing done? No more to mod?
When you're quite ready move to prod—
Then check that things are not too odd.
We've almost done the upgrade!

At last! The moment we await:
Announce we're done and celebrate.
What new release? We're out of date?
It's time again to upgrade!

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