Mobile DevOps Playbook : A Practical Guide for Delivering High-Quality Mobile Applications Like a Pro

Mobile DevOps Playbook
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Part 1: Introduction to Mobile DevOps
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Resolving Challenges in Mobile DevOps
   The importance of mobile apps
      Challenges lie ahead
      Here’s an example
      Let me tell you a story
      Why does Mobile DevOps matter?
   Understanding Mobile DevOps
      DevOps versus Mobile DevOps
   How does Agile work in Mobile DevOps?
      The Waterfall model
      Agile
      Mobile DevOps stages
   Transforming Mobile DevOps effectively
      ROI of Mobile DevOps
   How to accelerate Mobile DevOps in your organization
   Team roles and responsibilities for Mobile DevOps
   Large-scale mobile app development challenges
      Super apps
      White-label apps
   Summary
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Understanding the Mobile Ecosystem
   Mobile apps are like icebergs
   What makes mobile apps great?
   Mobile platforms and frameworks available today
      iOS
      Configuring a multiplatform app
      Android
      Flutter
      React Native
      Ionic
      Cordova
      Xamarin
      PWAs
   Mobile apps’ most valuable features
      Large screens and foldable devices
      Deep links
      Fragmentation
      Localization
      Accessibility
      Push notifications
      Offline capability
      Monetization
      Modularization
      Performance optimization
   Mobile app architecture
   Summary
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Mobile DevOps Fundamentals
   The importance of Mobile DevOps
   Mobile CI/CD fundamentals
      Continuous planning
      Continuous integration
      Continuous testing
      Continuous Delivery
      Continuous deployment
      Continuous monitoring
   The benefits of CI/CD for mobile app development
      The tools and infrastructure of Mobile DevOps
      Choosing between self-hosted and cloud-based CI/CD
      Mobile-specific CI/CD
   Do we need a Mobile DevOps engineer?
   Summary
Part 2: Implementing the Mobile DevOps Environment
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Achieving Continuous Integration and Delivery with Mobile DevOps
   Introduction
   An overview of the six most popular CI/CD providers for mobile apps
      Bitrise
      Codemagic
      GitHub Actions
      Xcode Cloud
      Visual Studio App Center
      Ionic AppFlow
   Summary
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Implementing a Robust Mobile App Testing Strategy
   Understanding mobile app testing
      Testing levels
      Types of mobile app testing
   The importance of test automation for mobile apps
   Mobile app testing challenges and pitfalls
      The need for a robust testing strategy
   What is a mobile app testing strategy?
      Continuous testing
      What is shift-left testing?
   Testing tools, frameworks, and services for mobile apps
   Mobile app UI and functionality testing
      XCUITest
      EarlGrey
      Espresso
      Open source project based on Espresso
      Jetpack Compose
      Appium
      Detox
      Flutter Driver
      Maestro
   Testing on cloud devices
      Sauce Labs
      BrowserStack
      LambdaTest
      AWS Device Farm
      Firebase Test Lab
   How AI and ML are changing mobile testing
      Codeless and AI-based testing tools
   Test case management
   Achieving successful mobile test coverage
      Tips for successful CI/CD pipelines and test automation
      Skills for mobile testers
      How to improve your mobile testing skills
   Summary
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Mobile App Release Management
   Challenges in mobile app release management
   The definition of releasing mobile applications
      Defining a release strategy
   Understanding the release management process for mobile apps
      Before the release
      Preparing a release version and tag
      Preparing the release
      Releasing the app
      Launching the app
      Post-release
   Summary
Part 3: Monitoring, Optimizing, and Securing Mobile DevOps
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Establishing Mobile App Monitoring, Observability, and Analytics
   What is monitoring?
   What is observability?
      Benefits of implementing monitoring and observability for mobile apps
      The differences between monitoring and observability
   What is analytics?
      Factors to consider in monitoring and observability
      Steps to implement monitoring and observability for mobile apps
   Monitoring, observability, and analytics tools for mobile apps
      Monitoring and observability tools
      Analytics tools
   Key metrics for mobile app monitoring, analytics, and observability
      Monitoring metrics
      Observability metrics
      Analytics metrics
   Implementing continuous monitoring for mobile apps
   Summary
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Keeping Mobile Apps and DevOps Secure
   Importance of security in mobile development
      What is the GDPR?
      Mobile app security threats
      Architecting secure mobile apps
      The traditional way of doing security testing
   Introduction to mobile DevSecOps
      Benefits of Mobile DevSecOps
      Building a culture of security
      Starting your DevSecOps journey
   Automating mobile security testing with mobile CI/CD and DevOps
      Tools to automate security testing
      Tips for security automation for mobile DevOps
   Summary
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Mobile DevOps Best Practices
   Best practices for CI/CD in mobile app development
      Key metrics to track for CI/CD in mobile app development
   Managing mobile app versions and releases
      Monorepo
      Multi-repo
   Managing mobile app infrastructure
   IaC for mobile apps
   Configuration management for mobile apps
   Remote and dependency caching
   Execution of CI builds and tests in parallel
   A/B testing and feature flags
      A/B testing for mobile apps
      Feature flags for mobile apps
   Mock APIs
   Building, testing, and releasing with fastlane
   ChatOps for mobile DevOps collaboration
      Slack
      AWS Chatbot
   Summary
Part 4: Moving Beyond Mobile DevOps and the Future of DevOps
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Improving Productivity with Developer Experience and Platform Engineering
   What is DX?
   What does a DX team do?
   Understanding developer needs
      Creating user-centric solutions by organizing the workflow
      Enhancing developer interactions with clear and standardized communication
      DX and Mobile DevOps
   What is an IDP?
      The benefits of IDP engineering
   What is PE?
      Benefits of PE
   The difference between platform engineers, Mobile DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers for mobile
      Platform engineers for mobile apps
      DevOps engineers for mobile apps
      Site reliability engineers for mobile apps
   Is my company in need of DX, an IDP, or PE?
   Summary
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Predicting the Future of Mobile DevOps
   Mobile app development trends
      Cross-platform mobile development is on the rise
      Developing mobile apps with low code
      Security is getting more important
      Increase in the impact of AI and ML
      Increase in the usage of cloud computing
      The growing importance of UX
      The growing impact of AR and VR
      Increasing use of voice apps
      The growth of IoT integration
   Mobile DevOps trends
      Automating orchestrating of mobile releases will grow
      The rise in cloud-based infrastructure
      A growing need for automation
      The shift-left will become more prevalent
      Increasing the importance of security and data protection
      Keeping an eye on the performance of mobile apps
      The rise of AI testing and codeless testing tools
      A rise in platform engineering and developer productivity
   Summary
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