Continuous Integration & deployment for your Xamarin app

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Continuous integration & deployment

For your Xamarin app

August 9th 2016

Who is this guy?!

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Gerald Versluis@jfversluis

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Who is this guy?!

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Continuous integration & delivery

For your app, using VSTS & HockeyApp

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

Gerald Verslu.is - @jfversluis

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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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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

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That’s all folks!

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Thank you!