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}

internal string \u0003()

{

return this.m_\u0003;

}

public string \u0005()

{

return this.m_\u0005;

}

}

It is clear from the above that it is much more difficult now to follow what this code is doing.

Obfuscation doesn’t make it impossible for attackers to gain an understanding of what the code does. It does, however, make that task much more difficult.

Distributing Test Versions

There are a lot of different tools and websites that help you ship test builds out to people who can test your application. I have become most fond of using the deployment options provided by Apple and Google. The main reason I prefer to do it this way is that you do not need to change any of your deployment processes. You can continue to publish applications ready for releasing to the public via each store. In fact, these processes even upload the builds to the store portals. They simply allow you to release the application to a subset of users.

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As is in keeping with this chapter, I won’t walk you through each of these portals because the details can change from time to time. I refer you to the documentation provided by each platform provider and strongly urge you to investigate.

Summary

In this chapter, you have

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