Summary

This chapter taught you how to build and release pipelines using YAML. Using this method is more powerful for developers than using the classic editor on the Azure DevOps portal. Developers can save YAML files in their Azure Repos, which will help them review each revision’s pipeline. With YAML-based pipelines, you can deliver more efficient, transparent, and developer-centric CI/CD processes. You also learned about complex scenarios and how to reduce YAML, reuse templates, and add dynamic behavior through expressions. Finally, you learned about the pros and cons of YAML-based pipelines.

In the next chapter, you will learn in depth about implementing a build and release pipeline using YAML and how to reuse build tasks using Node.js, NPM, .NET, and Docker to build a pipeline.