The rapid pace of technological advancement requires innovative tools, such as mobile Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), to stay competitive. Mobile CI/CD has seen a notable surge with 83% of developers releasing code more swiftly than in 2021. Automated pipelines aid in circumventing the traditional manual intervention, with 55.7% of firms integrating continuous integration, 34.3% continuous delivery, and 21.4% continuous deployment into their workflows.
Despite these advantages, mobile app developers have not universally embraced CI/CD. However, given the escalating global mobile user base, estimated at around 7.33 billion, along with over 255 billion app downloads in 2022 alone, embracing CI/CD becomes essential. Further, increased market demands have led to a 60% faster code production rate than in previous years, prompting a requisite for speed and accuracy.
Undeniably, mobile app development has its complexities, including labor shortages, security threats, and rising operational costs. These realities necessitate an efficient environment that tolerates minimal mistakes, thus amplifying the importance of automated CI/CD pipelines.
Mobile developers utilizing CI/CD have experienced a plethora of benefits. These include enhanced bug detection, improved user experiences, accelerated release times, and an overall cost reduction of 5%. As Barnabás Birmacher, Bitrise’s CEO, states, “In Mobile DevOps, the need for speed is rivaled by the need for confidence.” Harnessing automation in mobile CI/CD is not only beneficial; it is indispensable, propelling mobile developers to outperform the competition. The time to leverage this wave is now.
Source: BitRise.io
