An introduction to Visual Studio Appcenter. Code can be found at https://github.com/hot33331/DotnetCologne2019

1. Ein Einstieg ins Microsoft Visual Studio App Center
Continuous Everything
Tobias Hoppenthaler

2. Tobias Hoppenthaler
@hot33331
tobias.hoppenthaler@gmail.com
Xamarin Cologne User Group
@XamarinCologne

3. What it is:
• One stop shopping for app lifecycle infrastructure
• Modular - use what you need
• API-first
• Easy to use*
What it is not:
• Azure DevOps

4. HockeyApp
Distribution - Crashes - Analytics
Azure Mobile Engagement
Analytics - Push
Xamarin Test Cloud
Device Tests
Azure App Service
Tables - Auth - Push
Code Push
Distribution
Xamarin Insights
Crashes - Analytics

6. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push

7. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push
•Repository needs to be in Github, Bitbucket or Azure Devops
•Standard build is easy, custom build so-so
•One Appcenter project per platform
•Signing is awesome
•Buildscript Examples (e.g. API-Keys / URLs)
•only one build per branch
•UITest takes a lot of time
•Overcome limitations with Azure DevOps

8. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push
•Getting Xamarin UITests up and running is a PITB
•UI test runs take a long time
•Running UI tests not well integrated
•No unit test runs out of the box
•Test Recorder is DEAD

9. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push
•Distribute either to testers or store
•In-app updates

10. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push
•Connection to bug tracker
•Upload dSYM files
•Opt-in/-out for users

11. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push
•Might want to switch off for UI tests
•Opt-in/-out for users

12. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push
•One API (-Key) to rule them all

13. Build
Test
Distribute
Diagnostics
Analytics
Push

16. • Modular - use what you need
• Webservice / CLI
• Azure DevOps integration
• Export to Azure
• Integration for bug tracker and SCM
• Integration for Slack and Teams

17. www.appcenter.ms
Slides + Code:
https://github.com/hot33331/DotnetCologne2019
Try it - it’s free!!!
tobias.hoppenthaler@gmail.com • @hot33331 • tobias.hoppenthaler@msg.group