Branching Strategy Overview
This lesson explores how to implement version control on Azure repos. It begins with an overview of what source control is and the different types of source control available. It then looks at the key elements of branching, different branching strategies, and how they impact the development process. You'll move on to learn about pull requests and merging as repository functions, and the different merging scenarios available to you. Finally, you'll be guided through using third-party systems in conjunction with Azure DevOps. This lesson contains several guided demonstrations from inside the Azure portal to give you real-world exposure to the concepts covered throughout the lesson.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand what version control and Git-based repositories are
- Learn about branching and the branching strategies
- Learn about pull requests and merging in Azure DevOps
- Set permissions on repositories and on TFVC in Azure DevOps
- Use Azure DevOps in conjunction with build pipelines set up on other platforms
Intended Audience
This is an intermediate level lesson suited to developers, engineers, and project managers.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this lesson, you should have a basic understanding of the software development lifecycle. Knowing what's involved in deploying software to a production environment would also be helpful. If you want to follow along with the demonstrations in this lesson, you'll need to have an Azure DevOps account.
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