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Recently an error occurred in an Azure DevOps build pipeline due to a conflict with a non-running Docker container, impacting integration tests using Testcontainers.MsSql. A workaround was suggested to resolve compatibility issues on Linux by updating the Docker image used by Testcontainers.MsSql.
This blog post discusses the integration of SonarCloud code coverage reporting in an Azure DevOps YAML pipeline for .NET projects. It highlights adjustments needed when running such a pipeline on Azure DevOps Microsoft-hosted linux agents.
When upgrading from Microsoft Graph .NET Client Library v4 to v5, adapting GraphServiceClient methods for team channel notification subscriptions according to official documentation caused issues. Despite the recommended code changes, they did not work as expected. After extensive debugging and research, a workaround was found to resolve the issue. This is a known issue with POST requests in v5.
The Azure DevOps pipeline, running on a self-hosted agent, failed due to insufficient disk space. Investigation revealed old directories consuming space. Enabling the maintenance job feature can automate cleaning to prevent such issues. It's advisable to schedule maintenance during low agent activity to avoid disruption. For detailed maintenance job information, refer to documentation.
This blog post demonstrates how to create a YAML pipeline in Azure DevOps for generating release notes for each production release, listing solved work items. The process involves preconditions, the Generate Release Notes (Crossplatform) extension, and the implementation of the release notes YAML pipeline. The post also covers importing the pipeline in Azure DevOps and local testing.
Since fall 2023, Workload Identity Federation for Azure service connections has been available, allowing short-lived credential-free authentication to Azure. This post explains its benefits, its limitations, and provides an example of creating service connections using terraform.
GitHub announced the re-deployment of content exclusions, allowing repo administrators and organization owners to manage content exclusion settings for GitHub Copilot. It's in beta for Copilot Business subscribers and supported in various IDEs. Exclusions can be set for specific files, files in any Git-based repo, or a whole repo.
Azure DevOps allows proposing changes directly in pull requests, simplifying the process of suggesting small alterations like translations or formatting. Users can mark the part needing a change, click the Comment icon, select the Insert a suggestion icon, and edit the content. The pull request author can then accept and apply the suggested change directly in Azure DevOps.
Microsoft SQL Server offers the STDistance method to calculate the shortest distance between two geography points with high accuracy.
The error "Failed to get existing workspaces: containers.Client#ListBlobs: Failure responding to request: StatusCode=403" in Terraform with an Azure backend indicates a permission issue. To resolve this, assign the Storage Blob Data Contributor or Owner role to the user or service principal. After assignment, use 'az logout' and 'az login -t [tenant id]' commands to refresh the token.
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