How to successfully shift from app development to SDK development
summary
Company SDK collects device data, ANRs, network calls and startup timing and displays them in a timeline; integration choice shifts an enum with three values into a simple boolean to match real developer needs. Use binary-compatibility-validator (API dump and API check) to prevent breaking changes; prefer compileOnly for transitive deps and decide who will crash at runtime. Run nightly fitness tests on BrowserStack to track APK size, startup time and data consumption (one customer saw half their SIM plan used); tweaking ProGuard rules cuts size ~6%.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 3:18From app to SDK development
- 9:27Developer experience fundamentals
- 18:37SDK performance considerations
- 28:03Being a good SDK guest
- 31:41Key takeaways and Q&A
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