Last month I participated in my last Electric Cloud #C9D9 Panel discussion for the year and it was definitely a great experience.  Don’t get me wrong, the other two panel discussions I was on (Version Control & Continuous Deliveryl & Test Driven Development) were great, but this episode talked about the areas that can tend to be overlooked when building a continuous delivery pipeline.

My only regret with this episode is that it should have been a two hour special.  The overabundance of information provided by the panelists was insightful.  I recommend watching the episode in its entirety, but here’s what I took away from it.

• An application designed with “independent” components will make code management and release management easy.  However, it will require a bit of work to get the right testing strategy in place.
• Define your pipeline and the environments (infrastructure, deployment scripts) you will need to support your process.
• Test data needs to be carefully thought out for each environment the application is being tested on.  Develop the scripts early and automate your tests to be data independent.

Checkout the full episode or visit Electric Cloud to learn how their solutions can help to release software faster.

Another great MeetUp.  For those who could not attend my presentation, here's a copy.

Bay Area Android Developer Group Meetup Presents
Android Talks: Performance, Monitoring, Testing Automation and CI

On March 25, I will do a presentation called "Automating Android" at Crittercism's office in San Francisco.

Abstract
Developing an android app can be difficult, testing it manually is just insane.    That's why writing  automated tests has become very valuable in today's mobile market.  But, where does one begin?

This talk will focus on

• Distinguishing the different types of testing (Unit vs. Integration vs. Functional)
• A look at tools when designing the automation framework
• When to use a simulator or a real device
• Putting it together with CI

For more details or to RSVP, please visit the Bay Area Android Developer Group MeetUp Page