Application Development Toolchain

Stuttgart Media University

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An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) including (*optional):
- Source-code editor*
- Debugger*
- Cross-Compiler
- Linker*
Software Development Kit (SDK) for the target platform including:
- Emulator & Simulator
- Platform specific debug service
- Platform libraries and source code or header files
- Other build and platform relevant tools
Version Control System*, e.g. Git, SVN
Testing and Distribution Tools*, e.g. Bitrise, Firebase App Distribution
Collaboration and Project Management Software*, e.g. Gitlab, JetBrains Space, Jira, Trello, Slack
Continuous Integration Tools*, e.g. Jenkins

Most of the tools provide nowadays combined services.

For Android app development it is strongly recommended to use Android Studio.

Android Studio (based on IntelliJ IDEA): https://developer.android.com/studio

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Different CPUs have different instruction sets
In order to run an application on a certain processor it has to be compiled to the machine code corresponding to the processors Application Binary Interface (ABI)

Simulator	Emulator
Software that imitates the behavior of a software system by providing the same set of interfaces as the simulated software	Software that imitates the behavior of a computer device or other electronic system

Supports collaboration, i.e. development of source code in a team
Stores different versions of a software efficiently without using too much storage space
Keeps track and allows to restore older versions
Efficient backup tool for you work

Git client for Mac & Windows (next to the command line interface)
- Atlassian SourceTree (free)
IDE integrations:
- Android Studio
- Visual Studio Code

Google Play
- Closed Testing for easy distribution in alpha and beta channels
- Pre-Launch Reports
- Android vitals
Sentry
- Can be hosted on own server
Firebase App Distribution
Firebase Crashlytics
- Supports Android, iOS and Unity
- Curated crash reports
- Analytics integration
Visual Studio App Center
- Supports: Android, iOS, macOS, ReactNative, Windows (UWP), Xamarin
- Diagnostics: Collects crash data from all devices
- Distribution: Releases Android, iOS, macOS and UWP builds to end user devices

Citrix Podio
- Chat, App, Wiki, ...
Redmine
- OpenSource
- Wiki, activities, gantt, tickets,...
Atlassian Jira Software
- Issue tracking, scrum support, code integration
- Often used in larger companies
Gitlab

Development procedure where changes are integrated frequently into a repository
Principles
- Maintain a code repository
- Automate the build
- Test the build automatically
- Daily commit of every developer & build including test of every commit
  - Keep the build fast (otherwise it would take too long for CI)
  - Testing is done in a realistic but not productive environment (clone)
Automate deployment for user tests
- Make it easy for developers & testers to access the latest builds and see the build results
- Also called Continuous Delivery (CD)

Some advantages of CI
- Bugs can be found and fixed immediately
- Due to frequent builds, integration problems can be fixed at an early stage (reducing debug time)
- Can increase code quality
Disadvantages of CI
- Initial setup is time consuming
- Good test-tools are required
Tools for CI
- Jenkins, OpenSource CI tool written in Java (forked from Hudson)
- More info at: https://www.jenkins.io/