Successfully publishing a tested, upgradeable and documented Open Source Library
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Android SDK matured over 2.5 years with ~2,400 commits, 20+ contributors, ~30 releases and 10 Maven artifacts used on ~100,000 devices; goal is zero crashes enforced by Detect static analysis with custom rules forbidding throws and checking API exception use (claimed ~99.9% coverage), strict code reviews and high test coverage with flaky-test monitoring, performance tracked (WorkManager offload) and released to Maven Central with opt-in Kotlin annotations and migration guides.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to the talk
- 1:34Building a reliable open source SDK
- 8:16Ensuring privacy and sandboxing
- 11:46Optimizing library performance
- 14:14Making the SDK developer-friendly
- 18:46Future-proofing the API
- 24:24Open sourcing the library
- 28:38Licensing and Android specifics
- 32:53Conclusion and lessons learned
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