November 2019 Summaries

As a Lead iOS Engineer at WeTransfer, Antoine van der Lee is focused on code architecture and team processes, with a passion for contributing to the iOS community. He emphasizes the importance of optimizing workflows, which can lead to significant time improvements. Key steps to optimize workflows include running only necessary steps, enabling caching to speed up, and optimizing installing dependencies. By implementing these optimizations, developers can save time in their builds, making their development process more sustainable. Additionally, Antoine shares his experience with caching dependencies, highlighting the importance of considering reliability issues when deciding whether to cache dependencies, and providing examples of how to implement caching for GEMs and Brew packages effectively. By following Antoine's advice, developers can improve their workflows and make their development process more efficient.

Bitrise has released its new feature "Ship" which allows users to deploy apps directly to Google Play or App Store without needing to move from Bitrise, edit metadata, and send apps for testing. Ship is a mobile app development platform that integrates with Bitrise, providing a unified platform for developers to manage their mobile app development workflow. The feature includes improved deployment experiences, such as automatic re-signing of previous versions and easy editing of metadata. Ship is now available to all Bitrise users, who can access it through the "Ship Add-on" button on the build page or by clicking on the "Go to Add-on" button from the app page. The feature includes many improvements and new functionalities, such as displaying multiple build versions, editing metadata, and sending apps for testing directly from the app's public installation page.