Doron Katz - Continuous Delivery for Mobile with fastlane

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Being an iOS developer for the last 6 years, I have spent a lot of time dealing with code signing, preparing localized screenshots, and doing manual deployments. After working on my first Ruby on Rails application, I saw how easy the release of software could be, so I decided to build fastlane.

fastlane solves all of the problems around iOS tooling that larger mobile development teams experience as they growautomatic building, code signing, screenshots, push certificates, and others. Before fastlane, most companies maintained their own shell scripts, resulting in breaking builds every other month due to changes in the Xcode build system.

In this book , Doron gives an introduction to fastlane, and how you can use it to optimize your mobile development process. While fastlane offers documentation online, this book is a great resource to get started with mobile app automation using fastlane. Doron did a great job going through the available fastlane features and how you can make use of them.

Felix Krause
Founder of fastlane

Doron Katz, originally from Sydney, Australia, completed his bachelor's in internet science (the University of Wollongong), before pursuing a master's in management (Charles Sturt University), including a certification in Microsoft Solutions Development.

On moving to San Francisco, Doron has worked with various companies, from start-ups to larger organizations, as a software engineer and project manager. Additionally, he is a regular contributor to various distinguished technical publications and has published numerous white papers and also coauthored Developing an iOS Edge.

Dario started his career as an iOS developer in Rome, the eternal city, when he was 20. The context he liked most and which helped him to grow was working on the instant messaging platforms context with MONK software.

After four years in Rome, he realized he needed to be surrounded by a more international environment. Almost one year ago, he joined Tictrac, a London-based start-up that helps people to take care of themselves by providing health advice.

He loves travel, rock music, pasta, and red wine.

Muhammad Ali Ejaz currently works as a software development engineer at Amazon. His experience ranges from working as a developer to cofounding a start-up, to serving in outreach organizations, to giving talks on CI/CD at various prestigious conferences. His passion for computer science is reflected in his contributions to open source projects, such as GoCD and his role as a volunteer computer science teacher for underprivileged kids.

When he is not coding, he enjoys traveling, reading, and tasting new cuisines. You can follow him on Twitter using the handle @mdaliejaz.

Amit Kothari is a full-stack developer based in Melbourne, Australia. He has more than 12 years, experience in designing and developing software systems, and has worked on a wide range of projects across various domains, including telecommunication, retail, banking, and finance.