Mobile DevOps Playbook: A practical guide for delivering high-quality mobile applications like a pro [Team-IRA]

Cover
Title page
Copyright and credits
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Introduction to Mobile DevOps
Chapter 1: 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
Chapter 2: 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
Chapter 3: 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
Chapter 4: 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
Chapter 5: 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
Chapter 6: 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
Chapter 7: 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
Chapter 8: 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
Chapter 9: 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
Chapter 10: 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
Chapter 11: 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
Index
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