Code Vanguard is happy to announce the release of Release Tracker v3. This release was primarily focused on creating an Azure pipeline task for the automatic generation of release notes. Using the task The new task, Generate release notes, can be found in the assistant when...
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As we have mentioned before, part of keeping your main trunk clean is to protect it from unreviewed commits to it. This is done by requiring pull requests to merge changes into your protected branches. One of the main challenges we have seen to that...
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In the previous post, we demonstrated how to deploy your generated package to a test environment in Azure. In this final post, we will be cover: What release gates are,How you can use them within your organization, andHow to configure them in Azure DevOps What are release gates? Release...
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In the previous post, we demonstrated how to package up your project and publish artifacts as part of a build process. In this post, we will be: Creating a test environment in AzureConnecting that test environment to Azure DevOpsDeploying our site to the test environment This will be...
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In the previous post, we discussed the benefits of including automated unit tests in to your project, as well as how to add them. In this post, I will discuss the purpose of creating a package of your solution, as well as going through the steps...
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In our previous post, we covered what branch policies are, how to create them, and how they can improve your team's development experience. The next step in your DevOps process is to add automated unit tests to your continuous integration builds. By including automated unit tests,...
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In the previous post, we created a basic build process for our demo project. In this post, I will be going through the steps for setting up a branch policies in Azure DevOps. By the end of this post, you will understand: What are branch...
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In the previous post, we created a sample ASP.NET Core web application and published it to Azure DevOps. In this post, I will be going through the steps for creating a a simple YAML build process for the project that we've checked in. This will be...
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Code Vanguard has built out several Dynamics-centered build and release pipelines for various projects in service to the federal government. A lot of our build and release process is around normalizing these environments. Since production data lives on these instances, its not so easy as...
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Code Vanguard has built out several Dynamics-centered build and release pipelines for various projects in service to the federal government. A lot of our build and release process is around normalizing these environments. Since production data lives on these instances, its not so easy as...
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