With the development of technology, the pace of development of the mobile application industry has accelerated. Now, we can see that in order to gain the benefit of finishing, millions of businesses are transferred to the development of mobile applications. Earlier, it took a lot of time and effort to develop a mobile application, but in today’s fast-paced mobile application development area, we can benefit from a software development method designed to enhance overall efficiency and flexibility-it It's
DevOps.
What is DevOps?
DevOps is an advanced software engineering platform that enables project managers, developers, and operations personnel to effectively collaborate and align with the business goals of the enterprise. In the traditional approach adopted before DevOps, there was a lack of collaboration between all aspects of software development, resulting in wasted extra time in the development process.
But this new trend in the mobile field puts development and operations teams together. In the past approach, the developer wrote all the code and handed it over to the operation and maintenance team. With the
DevOps process, different teams assume the same responsibility for the same goal. The following are some of the benefits of DevOps:
Improve user experience
Continuous software delivery
Higher employee engagement
Resolve defects quickly
Provide a more stable and rapid deployment environment
Faster product delivery
Increased efficiency
Have more time to innovate
How to implement mobile DevOps?
There are three rules of thumb for implementing mobile DevOps in an organization:
Rule 1-
Continuous integration and continuous delivery mobile application development teams should ensure that
Traceability between all development assets, including code, scripts, configuration files, documentation, text files, etc. Continuous integration should also be implemented so that the code delivered by one team is consistent with that of another team. Because Android and iOS are completely different platforms, two sets of code need to be maintained.
Rule 2-Testing and monitoring
In terms of test automation, mobile application development lags behind web applications. Most applications are tested in the simulator, not in the actual device, and the tests in the simulator are basically manual operations. In this case, choosing an automatic platform is a good choice. We will encounter a situation where the mobile application works well in the test environment, but in the actual operating environment, problems occur due to weak network signals, insufficient power, and insufficient memory. Therefore, for developers, it is urgent to install a third-party SDK to obtain crash reports, logs, etc. for continuous performance monitoring to find the root cause of the defect.
Rule 3-Quality and delivery
Developers should strictly track each feedback and rating in the app store to upgrade and improve, so as to continuously improve mobile applications.
What are the advantages of mobile DevOps?
How does DevOps affect mobile application development trends?
1. Develop better applications
As a business owner, you should understand the importance of the user experience and its role in expanding business in the market. Mobile DevOps supports instant feedback and reporting, regression testing, and crystal project development, so you can quickly fix problems, optimize user experience, and fix defects.
2. Post at any time
We have noticed that DevOps enhances the collaboration between different departments and teams, making the information sharing process more efficient, which enables faster code release.
3. Helps reduce bottlenecks
DevOps provides a transparent channel for smoother communication between different teams and helps to develop better products. DevOps eliminates many bottlenecks, such as:
Lack of responsible person
Manual test
Unstable workflow
Inconsistent development process
Poor communication
4. Save time and make resource use more efficient
If you have a stable O&M environment, you can quickly release features, updates, and new builds. The focus of the DevOps process is automation, which is suitable for code management during development tools and testing, and is more suitable for actually monitoring mobile applications in production.
5. Provide adequate tool support
There are thousands of tools available for mobile application development. For any type of function, there will be a tool to build, test, and deploy part of the application. In DevOps, we can find many tools, including continuous integration, continuous deployment and continuous release. This helps the overall efficiency of mobile applications.
Conclusion In the near future,
DevOps technology will greatly promote the development of mobile applications.
