Zhenai.com Front-end Tech Team

Jan 3, 2020 · Mobile Development

Accelerate iOS Builds: Binary Pods Strategy with Switchable Source Mode

This article examines current iOS modularization using CocoaPods, explains binary pod strategies to dramatically reduce build times, compares manual and automated approaches, addresses debugging challenges, and presents a practical solution that toggles between source and binary modes via environment variables and Development Pods for flexible development and fast CI builds.