DEVOPS200.8X DevOps for Mobile Apps

About This Course 

This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Program in DevOps. 

Build, test, and deploy mobile apps in a DevOps environment using Visual Studio App Center (VSAC). In this course you will learn how to set up and manage multiple applications, organizations, testers, and teams using App Center Build, App Center Test, and App Center Distribute.

DevOps practices using VSAC help development teams keep builds and releases organized as they are distributed to collaborators, teams of testers, customer beta testers, all the way into app stores like Google Play and iTunes. This course covers the automation of time-consuming tasks such as builds and build signing within a streamlined workflow. Learn how to test on multiple physical devices by creating device sets and choosing from over twenty-five hundred devices and over four hundred configurations of iOS and Android versions. 

Prerequisites 

• Basic knowledge of application development process and practices
• Basic understanding of mobile app development
• Understanding of general DevOps practices

What you'll learn

• How to setup and manage Visual Studio Mobile Center (VSMC)
• How to connect to repositories and build applications in VSMC
• How to test applications using Xamarin Test Cloud
• How to build and deploy applications using HockeyApp

Course Syllabus 

Module 0: Course Introduction

• Course Overview
• Scope
• Prerequisites
• Overview of Hands-on labs
• Pre-course Survey

Module 1: Intro to Visual Studio App Center (VSAC)

• What is Visual Studio App Center (VSAC)
• Manage Apps
• Manage Organizations
• Lab: Getting Started
• Module Review Questions

Module 2: Building Apps with VSAC

• Overview
• Configure a Build
• Sign a Build
• Test App on Real Device
• Lab: Connect, Configure, and Test a Build
• Module Review Questions

Module 3: Testing Apps with VSAC

• Overview
• Getting Started
• Prepare Tests for Upload
• Submit Tests
• Review Test Results
• Lab: Create Tests and Run on Devices
• Module Review Questions

Module 4: Distributing Apps with VSAC

• Overview
• Release a Build
• Manage/Distribution Groups
• Install a Build
• Distribute to Stores
• Lab: Distribute
• Module Review Questions
• Course Ending