DevOps 4/4/2019 Azure Pipelines Custom Build Numbers in YAML Templates More and more build scenarios using Azure Pipelines require complex customization which have been simplified by the Configuration As Code feature that has been available in Azure DevOps for a couple years now. When making the switch from the GUI to YAML I sturggled quite a bit with build numbers not working the same exact way since you can't customize the Version Number.
DevOps 1/2/2019 Deploying .NET Core WebJobs to Azure using Azure Pipelines Deploying a .NET Framework WebJob to Azure is easy enough, but as of writing this blog the tooling is lacking for .NET Core. Many organizations are making it an initiative to migrate their .NET Framework projects to .NET Core which is a good idea. The tooling limitation for .NET Core WebJobs should not be a barrier, following this guide you will be able to deploy your .NET Core WebJobs to Azure
DevOps 10/13/2017 web.config Connection String Transforms in VSTS (Visaul Studio Team Services) The Release build in VSTS is a powerful tool and once customized correctly can eliminate the need for simple transform files being included in source control. After reading this article you should have an understanding of how to update a web.config for different VSTS Release Build Enviornments.