What is Azure DevOps?

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Azure DevOps is a suite of development tools created by Microsoft, designed to support software development teams in planning work, collaborating on code development, and building and deploying applications. It offers an integrated set of features that enable teams to manage their software development projects from start to finish, regardless of the development methodology used (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.).

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Azure DevOps consists of several key components:

1. Azure Boards: Provides project management functionalities, including work item tracking, agile planning, visualization, and reporting tools. It helps teams plan, track, and discuss work across their entire development life-cycle.
2. Azure Repos: A source code repository hosting service, which supports both Git and Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC). It allows teams to collaborate on code development, review changes, and manage version control.
3. Azure Pipelines: Offers continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) services for applications and services. Teams can automatically build and test their code…