Chapter 2

Azure DevOps

Since Microsoft first introduced what would become Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) back in 2004 (code name Burton), development teams have begun improving the way they plan, track, and manage their software development projects. No longer are they tracking code changes in meaningfully named zip files or Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, bugs, and requirements in Microsoft Excel, and performing automated builds using batch files. Team Foundation Server, a component of VSTS, integrated those pillars of software development and even tossed in reporting so that everyone could stay informed. The game of software development had changed forever; it had gone professional. In this chapter, I will provide a brief history of Microsoft’s ...

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