Azure-Devops

Today I learned that Azure DevOps lets you automatically include reviewers for a pull request if modifies certain files. This is very similar to Github’s code owners file with the key difference being that you configure it through the repo setting in Azure DevOps instead of committing a file. I find this very useful for example if you’re a Front End Architect who wants to be aware of any changes to the UI or if you’re a DBA who wants to review any database migrations. ...

Today I learned that you can have conditional expressions in Azure Pipelines YAML files: steps: - script: tool env: ${{ if parameters.debug }}: TOOL_DEBUG: true TOOL_DEBUG_DIR: _dbg ${{ else }}: TOOL_DEBUG: false TOOL_DEBUG_DIR: _dbg

I just learned that you can highlight text in PR descriptions and comments on Azure devops by using the <mark> element in your markdown: <mark>Notice this!</mark> I don’t think I was even aware of the mark html element even though it’s been around for a while now.

Pressing ctrl+enter in a comment field on Azure DevOps will submit the comment! For some reason, this isn’t listed on their keyboard shortcuts page but it’s so much nicer than using the mouse or pressing tab four times.