Tools Thoughtworks Technology Radar 75. Xcode Cloud Assess Xcode Cloud is a CI/CD tool that is built into Xcode and used to build, test and deploy Apple apps. It provides an integrated experience with familiar tools for Apple developers like Xcode, App Store Connect and TestFlight. Based on our team’s experience, it does a good job of simplifying the pipeline configuration and provisioning profiles and certificates. This tool is quite fresh and most of our mobile development teams are still using the more mature Bitrise. Still, we think it’s worth assessing and tracking its progress. 76. Online services for formatting or parsing code Hold We previously called out production data in test environments and now want to highlight another common practice that needs to be approached with care or even stopped entirely: online services for formatting or parsing code. There are many useful sites for formatting or parsing formats such as JSON and YAML, as well as sites that assess code tutorials or produce online code metrics. Great care is needed when using these. Pasting a block of JavaScript, JSON or similar into an unknown website can easily create security and privacy issues and might unknowingly export personal data into a different jurisdiction. These sites should never be used with production data and should be approached with caution in all other circumstances. © Thoughtworks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 34