Fastfile Best Practices

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Shows how to turn messy Fastfiles into reusable automation: load per-config variables with dot-env files (.env.default, .env.prod, .env.kit), keep only build output and minimal params in lanes, and split lanes into separate Fastfiles. Uses fastlane actions and import_from_git to share automation across apps; team automates ~80 private components this way. Hardcodes long-lived flags like skip_waiting_for_build=true to avoid wasting ~15 minutes per build. Approach is implemented and reduces duplication.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:30Fastfile problems
3. 5:25Dotenv solution
4. 9:58RickVars validation
5. 12:06Fastfile decomposition
6. 13:51Reusing Fastfile
7. 16:17Private code handling
8. 23:04Summary

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