DevOps for Beginners

These are some basic terms to become familiar with when getting into Azure DevOps. The terms relate to code repositories, file versioning, command line interface (CLI), project planning (Azure Boards), project types (process templates), user types (coders or project managers).

The bullet points could be run through any AI chat to get more details but this is the raw skeleton.

• Test plans

  • Exploratory test

• Artifacts

  • Can bundle all resources in one place; no broken dependencies?

• Azure CLI

  • Need to install it

• Azure DevOps Demo Generator - helps creating sample DevOps projects

  • A private template can be picked which is suitable for enterprise purposes

• User types in DevOps

  • Basic - has access to everything
  • Stakeholder - can add work items and backlog, all stakeholder licenses are free

• Azure Boards

  • Track items
  • Visualize work
  • Plan and organize
  • Implement sprints
  • Generate queries
  • Track deliverables

• Work item is the core unit of work

• Process templates

  • Basic
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • CMMI

• The process templates differentiate mainly in the work item types in the project

• Templates are per project

• CMMI - organizations use this model that want to concentrate on their process improvement