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ALM + Your Xamarin app The circle of life
4 October 2016
Who is this guy?!
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Gerald Versluis@jfversluis
blog.verslu.is
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Gerald Versluis@jfversluis
blog.verslu.is
Who is this guy?!
www.bestppt.com
Continuous integration & delivery
For your app, using VSTS & HockeyApp
For today
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1 What is it? What do you need? How to set it up?Continuous integration
2 Delivering your apps to your testers and/or users with HockeyAppContinuous delivery
3 Bitrise, TestFairy, App Store, Google PlayAlternatives
4 Lessons learned, useful links, high fives all aroundThat’s all folks!
Case
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Demo’ing with Boodschappie App for creating a common shopping list
• Web API• MS SQL• iOS & Android
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Xamarin is a better way to…
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Build Test Monitor
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Continuous integration Because fast feedback matters
Why do I want continuous integration?
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As a developer you want feedback on your code ASAP
• Integration with other developers code
• The ever forgotten files
• Running (unit) tests
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What do I need for continuous integration?
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Microsoft now has a full featured pipeline
• VSTS (preferably with Git)• Xamarin• HockeyApp/Application Insights• Test Cloud*
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What do I need for continuous integration?
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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
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Continuous deployment Forget the hassle of deploying yourself
Why do I want continuous deployment?
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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
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What do I need for continuous deployment?
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Ingredients
• App• Continuous integration• HockeyApp
• App Store• Play Store• MarketplaceAlso have beta programs but are limited
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What do I need for continuous delivery?
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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
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What do I need for continuous delivery?
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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
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Alternatives What if I don’t want to use VSTS?!
Alternatives - Bitrise
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Does everything VSTS does
• Building• Running (unit) tests• Test Cloud• Send to HockeyApp
And they actually did add a Mac!
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Alternatives - TestFairy
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Similar to TestCloud
• Free up to 10 apps• Distribution• Crash-reporting• Collect feedback
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Alternatives - App Store/TestFlight
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App Store for testing
• Through TestFlight• Invite only• Push to production from test• Has to go through review for
external testers (beta)• No feedback collection• No usage statistics
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Alternatives - Play Store
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Play Store for testing
• Push to production from test• Invite or open alpha/bèta• A/B Testing• Goes through normal Play
Store
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Lessons learned
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1 Implementing is an evolving process
2 HockeyApp != Xamarin Insights in terms of (crash) reporting
3 Test Cloud is awesome!
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Useful links
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1 Visual Studio Team Services
2HockeyApp
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https://www.visualstudio.com/
https://hockeyapp.net
Bitrise
https://bitrise.io
Test Cloud
https://www.xamarin.com/test-cloud
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Blog posts
http://bit.ly/CICD-3
That’s all folks!
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Gerald Versluis@jfversluis
blog.verslu.is
Thank you!
