Beginning Azure DevOps

11Exercise—Practice Using Azure DevOps Tools

This chapter introduces a sample project with different exercises that will enable you to practice the various Azure DevOps tools and services you have learned so far.

Chapter Exercises

• Introducing the Sample Application
  • Create a Fork of the Project
  • Clone Your Fork Locally
• Importing the Repository from GitHub to Azure Repos
• Using Azure Boards to Manage Work Items
• Committing Code That Adds New Features
• Building the Code in Azure Pipelines
• Deploying the Code
• Summary

INTRODUCING THE SAMPLE APPLICATION

This section will introduce the sample application for the practice Azure DevOps exercises. First, you'll set up any text editor or integrated development environment (IDE) so that you can build the project on your computer and work with the source files.

The application is a sample library application with two variations. One is written in .NET, and the other is in Node.js. So, you can choose to work on whichever version is more comfortable for you.

Create a Fork of the Project

Making a fork allows you to work with and edit the source files, which is the first step of using a project in Git. A fork is a copy of a GitHub repository. You can modify the fork as much as you'd like without impacting the original project because the fork exists in your account.

Let's fork the SampleLibraryApp web project into your GitHub account.

1. In your web browser, navigate to GitHub (github.com) and sign in.
2. Navigate to the SampleLibraryApp ...