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1. Enterprise iOS Applications > Build Automation Is a Bit of a Challenge

Build Automation Is a Bit of a Challenge

Apple has a very specific view of how applications should be developed, at least if you take Xcode as a guidepost to their philosophy. While Java developers, for example, have spent years using tools such as Hudson and Ant to automate the compilation, unit testing and deployment of their applications, Xcode puts it all under one roof. This is great if you’re flying solo: you can compile, test and archive your code with a push of a button. But if you want to employ continuous regression testing, you need to really work at it. The same goes for building and packaging Ad Hoc builds for testers. In most big companies, handing out binaries that you compiled on your development machine won’t win you many f....


  

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