📚 Azure DevOps Blog Series for .NET Developers


Part 1: Introduction to DevOps for .NET Developers

  • What is DevOps?
  • Why DevOps is critical for .NET projects.
  • Key benefits: faster delivery, improved quality, automation.
  • Real-world analogy: from developer machine → Azure Cloud → end-user.
  • Overview of Azure DevOps Services.

Part 2: Getting Started with Azure DevOps

  • Setting up an Azure DevOps organization.
  • Creating projects and repositories.
  • Git vs TFVC (why Git is preferred in modern .NET).
  • Hands-on: Push a .NET 8 Web API to Azure Repos.

Part 3: Source Control & Branching Strategies

  • Git basics for .NET devs.
  • Branching strategies (GitFlow, Trunk-based).
  • Pull requests and code reviews in Azure DevOps.
  • Hands-on: Setup branch policies for a .NET repo.

Part 4: Build Automation with Azure Pipelines (CI for .NET)

  • What is CI/CD?
  • Creating your first build pipeline for a .NET 8 app.
  • YAML vs Classic pipelines.
  • Running unit tests (xUnit, NUnit).
  • Publishing build artifacts (NuGet packages, DLLs).

Part 5: Release Pipelines & CD for .NET Apps

  • Setting up release pipelines for .NET apps.
  • Deploying to Azure App Service.
  • Deploying to IIS (on-prem).
  • Infrastructure as Code introduction (ARM/Bicep).
  • Hands-on: Blue-Green deployment of .NET app.

Part 6: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for .NET Projects

  • Why IaC matters in DevOps.
  • Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Bicep basics.
  • Terraform for .NET developers.
  • Hands-on: Provision SQL Database + App Service for .NET app.

Part 7: Testing in Azure DevOps

  • Automated Unit Testing, Integration Testing.
  • UI Testing with Selenium/Playwright.
  • Quality Gates with SonarQube.
  • Hands-on: Add test stage in .NET pipeline.

Part 8: Monitoring & Feedback

  • Application Insights for .NET apps.
  • Log Analytics.
  • Continuous Feedback loops.
  • Hands-on: Add monitoring to .NET Web API.

Part 9: Secure DevOps (DevSecOps)

  • Security in pipelines (secrets, tokens, Key Vault).
  • Dependency scanning for .NET (OWASP, WhiteSource).
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Azure DevOps.
  • Hands-on: Integrate Azure Key Vault with .NET pipeline.

Part 10: Containerization for .NET Developers

  • Docker basics for .NET apps.
  • Build & run .NET containers.
  • Push images to Azure Container Registry (ACR).
  • Deploy to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Part 11: Kubernetes & Advanced Deployments

  • Kubernetes fundamentals for .NET developers.
  • Helm charts for .NET applications.
  • GitOps with Flux/ArgoCD.
  • Hands-on: Deploy .NET Web API to AKS with Helm.

Part 12: Advanced Topics (AZ-400 Focus)

  • Azure DevOps + GitHub Actions (multi-CI/CD integration).
  • Multi-stage YAML pipelines with approvals.
  • Feature Flags in .NET (using Azure App Configuration).
  • Microservices CI/CD with .NET 8 & Azure Service Bus.
  • Managing technical debt with Azure Boards.

Part 13: Scaling DevOps for Enterprise .NET Projects

  • Monorepos vs Polyrepos.
  • Managing large teams in Azure DevOps.
  • Cost optimization for pipelines.
  • Governance & compliance in DevOps.

Part 14: AZ-400 Exam Guide for .NET Developers

  • Full breakdown of AZ-400 syllabus.
  • Mapping each exam objective to blog parts.
  • Study tips + hands-on labs for .NET devs.

✅ Final Deliverables from This Series

  • Beginners → Learn DevOps from scratch.
  • .NET Devs → Get hands-on experience with CI/CD, containers, IaC, monitoring.
  • Advanced Learners → Cover DevSecOps, AKS, scaling, governance.
  • AZ-400 Aspirants → One-stop study resource.

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