Azure DevOps is a set of tools from Microsoft that helps software teams manage their projects, write and test code, and deploy applications. It brings together several key services to streamline the entire development process.
Here's an example to show how it works:
Project: Building a New Website
Planning with Azure Boards:
Your team starts by using Azure Boards to organize and track tasks. They create a list of features, bugs, and other tasks, and use a Kanban board to see what's in progress, what's done, and what's coming up next. This helps everyone stay on the same page and prioritize work effectively.
As developers write code for the website, they save it to a Git repository in Azure Repos. This version control system allows multiple developers to work together, keeping track of changes and making sure nothing gets lost.
Whenever new code is pushed to the repository, Azure Pipelines automatically builds the application and runs tests to check for any issues. If everything looks good, it deploys the website to a staging environment where it can be tested further.
QA testers use Azure Test Plans to manage and run test cases. They can perform manual tests and automate some to ensure everything works as expected before the website goes live.
The project uses some third-party libraries and tools. Azure Artifacts helps manage these packages, making sure they're available and up-to-date, so the website runs smoothly.
