Improving how we deploy GitHub
As GitHub doubled it’s developer head count, tooling that worked for us no longer functioned in the same capacity. We aimed to improve the de...
Graphing 1000 repositories to identify key project types
What do you do when you need to identify a set of repos to test some big changes against, but you have a thousand to choose from? Answer: Bre...
The common edge case all dependency managers miss
Most dependency managers miss a very common "edge case" that impacts all developers. Let's look at why this is the case and a solution to add...
The Future of Developer Environments at Shopify
In the previous posts we talked about our past experiences with Artisinal Systems, Boxen, and Vagrant as well as our current system using Rai...
Current Developer Environments at Shopify
In a previous post, we discussed the systems we have had throughout the history of Shopify. In this follow up post we'll talk about the syste...
Historical Developer Environments at Shopify
Development operations at Shopify has a long history that winds its way through various systems, technologies, and iterations. Over the cours...
Secrets Management in iOS Applications
Secrets in iOS applications can be a bit of an issue, especially when you intend to make a project public. The problem here is that there is ...
How to Set Up Your Own Mobile CI System
Building a Dynamic Mobile CI System." Over the past few years the mobile development community has seen a dramatic shift towards the use...
Homebrew, Ruby, and Gems
This article assumes you’ve read the main article already. As well as the provisioning a Mac article.By now, you have Mac OS X all setup and ...
Xcode, iOS SDKs, and iOS Simulators for CI Systems
This article assumes you’ve read the main article already.Given that Xcode is required for iOS, both Xcode and iOS SDKs are important for an ...
Provisioning a Mac OS X system for iOS CI
Make sure you take a look at the intro article first.Two ground rules — you must legally use Apple-branded hardware. This is a requirement in...