Continuous Integration & deployment for your Xamarin app
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The document discusses continuous integration and deployment for Xamarin apps, emphasizing the importance of fast feedback for developers and the tools needed to achieve it, including VSTS, HockeyApp, and other integrations. It highlights the benefits of automating deployment processes, such as early feedback and quicker responses to changes. Additionally, it covers the essential components for continuous delivery and distribution of apps on various platforms.
Continuous Integration & deployment for your Xamarin app
- 1. www.bestppt.com Continuous integration & deployment For your Xamarin app August 9th 2016
- 2. Who is this guy?! 2 Gerald Versluis @jfversluis blog.verslu.is gerald@verslu.is
- 4. www.bestppt.com Continuous integration & delivery For your app, using VSTS & HockeyApp
- 5. Case 5 Demo’ing with Boodschappie App for creating a common shopping list • Web API • MS SQL • iOS & Android Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 6. Xamarin is a better way to… 6 Build Test Monitor
- 7. www.bestppt.com Continuous integration Because fast feedback matters
- 8. Why do I want continuous integration? 8 As a developer you want feedback on your code ASAP • Integration with other developers code • The ever forgotten files • Running (unit) tests Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 9. What do I need for continuous integration? 9 Microsoft now has a full featured pipeline • VSTS (preferably with Git) • Xamarin • HockeyApp/Application Insights • Test Cloud* Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 10. What do I need for continuous integration? 10 VSTS is awesome • Free • Much more than versioning • Extensible with Marketplace • Does everything on-prem does but better and sooner They only forgot to add a Mac… • Supply your own Mac (mini) • MacinCloud VSTS Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 11. www.bestppt.com Continuous deployment Forget the hassle of deploying yourself
- 12. Why do I want continuous deployment? 12 As a developer you want to automate everything you have to do more then once • Early feedback • Visible to end-users/ management • Earlier benefits • Quickly respond to change • Innovation Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 13. What do I need for continuous deployment? 13 Ingredients • App • Continuous integration • HockeyApp • App Store • Play Store • Marketplace Also have beta programs but are limited Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 14. What do I need for continuous delivery? 14 Release definition • Very similar to Build definitions • Offers Environments to build chain of command • Supports same tasks so you can run automated tests • (Automatic) release to app store! VSTS Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 15. What do I need for continuous delivery? 15 HockeyApp for distributing • Distribute Android, iOS and Windows apps outside of the App Stores • Symbolicated crash reports • Collecting feedback • Support for different target groups • User groups • No waiting for review processes HockeyApp Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis
- 16. Useful links 16 1 Visual Studio Team Services 2 HockeyApp 4 3 https://www.visualstudio.com/ https://hockeyapp.net Bitrise https://bitrise.io Test Cloud https://www.xamarin.com/test-cloud Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis http://bit.ly/CICD-1 http://bit.ly/CICD-2 4 Blog posts http://bit.ly/CICD-3
- 17. That’s all folks! 17 Gerald Versluis @jfversluis blog.verslu.is gerald@verslu.is Thank you!