It takes around 23 minutes to regain focus after an interruption. If you’re an iOS developer you will know the impact firsthand.
Every interruption steals your concentration. As well as creating frustration, it breaks your flow, increases your costs, and ultimately has a detrimental impact on your user experience.
Waiting for builds to complete is one of the biggest time wasters we hear about from developers. And a topic that is always top of their priority list to tackle. With user expectations rising and dependencies growing, it’s a challenge that’s only going to grow.
The repercussions of sluggish iOS builds are far reaching. The longer your builds take, the higher the chance of bugs creeping in and the longer it takes to get new features and functionality into the hands of your customers. Every second you can shave off your build times gives you more time to focus on improving your app experience and staying ahead of the competition. On top of all that, slow builds really chip away at developer morale. Waiting around isn’t fun for anyone, and developers are no different.
If this sounds all too familiar, you’re in the right place.
To help you tackle the pain that is slow iOS builds we have created an eBook, Level up your iOS game: Tips for speeding up continuous integration.
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What’s in it for you?
Our resident mobile dev expert, Ben Boral, has pulled together his go-to tips and tricks for improving iOS build speed so you can spend more time coding and less time waiting.
Here’s a taste of what you’ll find inside:
- Why speed matters and how slow builds stall progress and spoil momentum
- How to compile faster, from Swift hygiene to choosing the right hardware
- CI setup tips, including monitoring, alerts, and thoughtful branch policies
- Faster test execution, from tackling flaky tests to smart parallelization
The best part? There are quick summary sections with tips you can put into action right away to make your builds faster and your workflows smoother.
You’ll also hear from real customers who’ve faced the challenge of slow builds firsthand and how we’ve helped them, like Josh Walker, Principal Software Engineer at Buzzfeed:
“With Bitrise, our build times have dropped from over 30 minutes to as little as 5 in some cases. Now, I can kick off a build, grab a coffee, and come back, and it’s done. The whole process is much more straightforward and predictable. I can focus on one thing at a time, which is every developer’s dream.”
Ready to ship iOS releases faster?
If slow builds are holding you back, it’s time to reclaim your precious time and get back to the work you enjoy.
Grab our free eBook today and put our tips into action straight away.
