Guides

Dive into software delivery topics such as CI/CD, DevOps, Agile, and the unique challenges posed by mobile development.

What is an Android keystore?

Learn what an Android keystore is, how upload and app signing keys work with Play App Signing, and how to keep keystores safe in CI.

What is iOS code signing?

Learn what iOS code signing is, how certificates, provisioning profiles, and entitlements fit together, and how to manage signing in CI.

What is mobile app testing?

Learn what mobile app testing is, the main types of tests, frameworks for iOS and Android, and how teams run them at scale in CI/CD workflows.

What is XCUITest?

What XCUITest is, how to write iOS UI tests, the difference between unit and UI testing in iOS, and how mobile teams run XCUITest at scale.

What is continuous testing?

Learn what continuous testing is, how it fits into CI/CD pipelines, the practices that make it work, and why mobile teams need it.

What is end-to-end testing?

What end-to-end testing is, how it differs from unit and integration tests, and how mobile teams run E2E tests in CI/CD pipelines.

What are flaky tests?

What flaky tests are, why they erode CI confidence, the common causes, and how to detect, quarantine, and fix them in mobile pipelines.

What is mobile CI/CD?

Learn what mobile CI/CD is, how it differs from web CI/CD, and how to build automated pipelines for iOS and Android apps from code commit to app store.

What is mobile release management?

How mobile release management works, why it's harder than web, and the practices teams use to ship reliable iOS and Android apps through app stores.

What is DevSecOps?

Learn what DevSecOps is, how it differs from DevOps, and best practices for embedding security into your mobile CI/CD workflow.

What is mobile DevOps?

Mobile DevOps adapts DevOps for iOS and Android development. Learn how it handles app store releases, code signing, and device testing challenges.

What is DevOps?

Learn what DevOps is, the core principles behind it, the practices teams use, and how mobile teams apply DevOps to iOS and Android development.

What is release management?

Learn what release management is, the 6-step process teams follow, best practices for measuring success, and how it applies to mobile app releases.

What is YAML?

A beginners guide to YAML, how to write it, and why it's essential for CI/CD and configuration management. Includes syntax examples and best practices.

What is CI/CD?

Learn what CI/CD is, how it takes code from commit to production, the difference between CI and CD, and the practices that make a workflow actually work.

What is continuous delivery?

Learn what continuous delivery is, how the pipeline works, the difference between CD and continuous deployment, and the practices that work.

What is continuous integration?

Learn what continuous integration is, how a CI pipeline works, best practices for keeping it fast and reliable, and how it fits into CI/CD.