Building mobile infrastructure with Russell Stephens

In this episode, we talked to Russell about his team’s CI journey, from the struggles of hosting an on-premise Jenkins solution to building a cutting-edge case of mobile infrastructure on Bitrise. We explored how their responsibilities have shifted from the team to the platform: whether it’s a beta build or delivering to the app stores, the team now has the entire process of building, testing, code signing, and shipping automated. We also discussed how the switch has impacted their day-to-day job, their team structure, and how it resulted in an increase in agility and productivity.

You can find out more about Russell and his projects here, or check out their Engineering and AI blog. If you're interested in joining Compass, head to their careers page and explore their open positions.

Books and resources referenced in this episode:

• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, by Robert C Martin
• Refactoring — Improving the Design of Existing Code, by Martin Fowler, with Kent Beck
• Treehouse: Online courses for people of all skill levels and backgrounds
• How to UI test Push Notifications and universal links in the iOS simulator

Code References:

• https://github.com/UrbanCompass/Mussel
• https://github.com/UrbanCompass/snail

Open Source Tools:

• https://github.com/leejarvis/slop
• https://github.com/CocoaPods/Rome
• https://github.com/tmspzz/Rome
• https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage
• https://cocoapods.org/
• https://github.com/tuist/tuist
• https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/2.3.0/ERB.html