Good practices for iOS releases

Transcript

1.                                 Good practices for iOS releases @adhumi, Bonsaï, Paris Trainline Engineering Summit, June 2017
2. Release
3. ? Release
4. Release early, release often →
5. Release early, release often → Painless releases → Test your release → Take care of it → Market it →
6.                                 Release early, release often
7. time based Release cycles are usually feature based or
8. Feature based Group features in a single release – Unified set of features – Unknown frequency – Delay risks
9. Time based Calendar schedule Frequency depends on your needs – Expected by all parties – Set schedules – Pushes iterative development – Risk of too much/little time – Risk of too much/little features
11. Release Train
12. vn vn+1
13. A vn vn+1
14. A B vn vn+1
15. A B C vn vn+1
16. A B C D vn vn+1
17. D vn vn+1 A B C
18. D vn vn+1 A B C
19. D E vn vn+1 A B C
20. D E F vn vn+1 A B C
21. G D E F vn vn+1 A B C
22. G vn vn+1 A B C D E F
23. ⏰?
24. Week1 vn
25. Week1 Week2 Weekn-1 vn
26. Week1 Week2 Weekn-1 Feature freeze,
 beta release, QA vn
27. Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn-1 vn
28. Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn-1 Submission vn
29. Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn+1 Weekn-1 Public release vn
30. Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn+1 Weekn-1 Feature freeze,
 beta release, QA Submission Public release vn
31. Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn+1 Weekn-1 vn Week1 Week2 vn+1
32. Weekn Weekn+1 Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn+1 Weekn-1 vn+1 Week1 Week2 vn+2
33. Weekn Weekn+1 Week1 Week2 Weekn Weekn+1 Weekn-1 vn+2 Week1 Week2 vn+3
34. Kickoff Developm ent QA, beta test & polishing Subm ission Public release w1 w1 → wn-1 wn wn wn+1
35.                                 Painless releases
36. Classical release process Code
37. Classical release process Code
38. Classical release process Code Archive
39. Classical release process Code Archive
40. Classical release process Code Archive Binary
41. Classical release process Code Archive Binary
42. Classical release process Code Archive Binary iTunes Connect
43. Classical release process All assets (promotional screenshots and texts) uploaded manually
44. Classical release process All assets (promotional screenshots and texts) uploaded manually 5 images 5 languages 6 devices → 150 screenshots Title Description Release notes… → ×5 languages
45. Classical release process All assets (promotional screenshots and texts) uploaded manually Clic. clic. 5 images 5 languages 6 devices → 150 screenshots Title Description Release notes… → ×5 languages + tons of copy paste
46. Classical release process ❌ Nope
47. Script all the things!
48. Script all the things! fastlane → Everything needed exists hidden with Xcode → Fastlane is good, if you like sugar
49. Code Archive Binary iTunes Connect
50. Code Archive Binary iTunes Connect $ ./archive_and_upload
51. Script all the things! Screenshots Title Description Icons Metadatas Release notes
52. Script all the things! Screenshots Title Description Icons Metadatas Release notes ← Autogenerated
53. $ iTMSTransporter upload Script all the things!
54. Continuous deployment?
55. Deploy Deploy Deploy Continuous deployment? Internal only
56.                                 Test your release
57. Extensive QA validation before release ✅
58. Beta-test → Real life usages → Real trains → Real travels → Real travelers
59. Beta-test Diversity of beta-testers → Frequent and occasional travelers → Various countries → Various languages → Disabilities
60. Beta-test Build a community
61.                                 Market your release
62. Communicate with Apple
63. Thursday
64.                                
65.                                 Thanks! @adhumi, Bonsaï, Paris