How do all the web frameworks handle schema updates/migration?

Question

I'm curious as to how all the web frameworks handle schema updates and migration - I know Django does not have built-in support but has django-south.

Do any frameworks have similar functionality natively built-in? If so what are they and how intuitive are they to use?

EDIT: Well, not all but the most common ones, eg:

• Rails
• Pyramid/Pylons
• Sinatra
• ASP.NET
• Catalyst
• Zend

Answer 1

web2py (a full-stack Python web framework) includes built-in automatic migrations functionality. The framework as a whole is very easy to learn and use, as is the migrations functionality, which you simply turn on or off (per table or globally). Migrations are handled by the web2py DAL (database abstraction layer), which incidentally can be used stand-alone outside the web2py framework as well.

If you have any questions, I recommend asking the mailing list, which is very friendly and responsive.

Answer 2

Asp.net does not have a natively built-in equivalent to rails migrations. But it does have some decent 3rd party solutions for migrations. They are part of 3rd party solutions like Migrator.net and Subsonic

See this answer for more info