Top 10 Android DevOps platforms
What is DevOps?
DevOps or development and operations employs the whole process of innovation development, deployment, testing, and improvement. Any app based on an Android or non-android environment goes through this process of development and operations.
Along this path or loop of constant improvement, apps are handled by developers and testers. Many tools and productivity platforms get integrated into the process to make this process faster and more efficient.
Although the official Android development platform Android Studios is available for various operating systems like Windows, Linux, and macOS, many developed platforms make all the parts of the DevOps process easy for a particular segment.
Most of them are third-party open-source DevOps apps that make project management and collaboration between the stakeholders easier.
Eclipse Classic
Developed by one of the biggest MNCs in the tech domain, Eclipse is available for all the platforms and 64 bit OS like Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Android Studio
Google's official IDE for Android development has been designed from the ground up with all the features needed to develop apps easily. Created by Google and Jetbrains, Android studio was developed more than seven years ago.
Developers use Android studio to develop apps for almost all the Android versions rolled out so far. Developers and app creators can choose any mobile Android device as a base for the development of their apps. Development and testing are possible through phone emulators within the Android Studio environment.
Android Studio also supports UI designers to design and evaluate the performance of their builds according to the end-user. Even though UI interface is available, developers and designers can choose to design UI on third-party platforms like Figma and Adobe XD and import or develop the ideas in Android Studios.
Android Studios is available for Windows, macOS, and Linus. For 64 bit Windows at least eight GB of RAM is required. Both Intel and AMD processors are supported. The download size of the .exe file is around 900+ Mbs exclusive of offline components like Maven.
For Apple’s Mac Mojave PC version eight GB of RAM is required. The processing unit can be Apple’s M1 chip or Intel or AMD.
For all the Operating Systems initial download of 900+ MBs is required.
IntelliJ IDEA
Another IDE was developed by Jetbrains. A full-fledged IDE designed for Java developers that also supports Android development and other languages such as Ruby, Groovy, Scala, etc.
Ansible
Ansible is developed by Redhat to automate many of the development processes and makes the whole process easier than other platforms. This tool is available for the free trial from their official website.
Jenkins
Jenkins is available for download on all platforms including Windows, Linux, macOS, and Docker. Jenkins supports installation with all the major cloud players like Amazon, Google, Oracle, and Microsoft.
GitLab
Gitlab is being used by high-tech companies like Siemens, Nvidia, the European space agencies, Goldman Sachs, and Drupal. They are unique in their approach by providing a collaborative and automotive environment for developers in a secure way.
Flowdock
Flow docks help developers collaborate using their collaboration platform integration into the project management systems. This is a subscription-based service available on all modern OS.
Gradle
Gradle is focused on Python, Java, and C++. Some of their clients include Netflix, Adobe, and LinkedIn. Works with IDEs like Android studios, IDEA, Eclipse, and NetBeans. The Gradle tool is also seen as an alternative for Maven.
WSO2
WSO2 offers open-source API management services along with IoT integration.
New Relic
The New Relic is an android based app performance and monitoring tool.