CI/CD Pipelines That Won’t Make You Cry (Azure DevOps for Beginners)

CI/CD pipelines are essential for modern software development. Azure DevOps makes it easy to automate your workflows. Here’s how I did it:

• Connected my Code

-Created free account at dev.azure.com

-Linked my GitHub repo (you can use Azure Repos too)

• Built the Pipeline

-Clicked "Pipelines" > "New Pipeline"

-Selected "Node.js" template (they have Python, .NET too)

-The system auto-generated this YAML:

steps:

- task: NodeTool@0

inputs:

versionSpec: '14.x'

- script: npm install

- script: npm run build

• Added Automatic Deploy

-Added an "Azure App Service Deploy" task

-Set it to trigger on every Git push

• Game Changer:

Now when someone says "It works on my machine!", I just point to the pipeline. No more "But I didn’t get the latest files!", "I can't see it!" drama.