Microsoft Azure 101

Azure Pipelines is a continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) platform that helps you automate the build, test, and deployment of your code. It is part of the Azure DevOps suite of tools, which also includes Azure Boards for project tracking, Azure Repos for version control, and Azure Artifacts for package management.

With Azure Pipelines, you can create automated pipelines to build, test, and deploy your code to any platform, including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and more. You can use a variety of programming languages, including C#, Java, Python, and more, and you can choose from a variety of build and deployment options, such as deploying to a virtual machine or to a container in Azure Container Instances.

To use Azure Pipelines, you will need to create a project in Azure DevOps, which will give you access to a set of development tools and services, including Azure Repos and Azure Boards. You can then create a pipeline in your project by defining a set of tasks that will be executed as part of the build, test, and deployment process. These tasks can be defined using a variety of tools and languages, such as YAML or PowerShell.

Once you have created your pipeline, you can trigger it manually or set it up to run automatically whenever changes are made to your codebase. You can also use Azure Pipelines to monitor the status of your builds and deployments, and to receive notifications when things go wrong.

Overall, Azure Pipelines is a powerful tool for automating the development and deployment of your code, and it can help you save time and reduce errors by automating many of the manual tasks involved in software development and deployment.