We are using an iterative approach to developing a SharePoint 2013 application. The first iteration is complete and a couple of end users want to begin using it. Is it safe to develop the second iteration of the application while it is being used (we only have one environment/one copy of the application)? Would this cause any locking or performance issues?
Thank you for your help!
By environment, do you mean you only have one SharePoint farm? If so, you could use a separate site collection for development/testing. If you truly have to develop in the same place where it’s being used, you will likely run into problems. There are developer sites on Office365 that are extremely cheap (free with MSDN?) that you may wish to consider.