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Hi all,
I am looking for recommendations on books or other resources that can walk me through taking an app I have built in Visual Studio 2019, using Azure DevOps for a code repo (which I do now), and deploying to Azure (I have an Azure account and two subscriptions).
Most of what I find is out of date, is geared around Visual Studio Code, or even worse, using the command line for Azure.
For me, this is not the 1980s, so I don't use command line ops unless there is no other way. VS Code, while great for Linux users, is little more than vi or Notepad++ compared to VS 2019. If that is your cup of tea, that is fine, and I am not being judgmental, just clarifying my preference for productivity in a Windows development environment.
If you know of any such books or other resources, particularly that go step-by-step through the overcomplicated machinations of deploying to Azure, I would appreciate your input. And no, I am not interested in AWS. I can create and deploy to the Azure DevOps repo now, and all the associated project management there. It is getting an app (web app, API app, SQL DB, etc.) deployed to Azure that I need to learn.
Thanks in advance
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Don't know much about the books, but I know in DevOps this is referred to as "Pipelines". So, I would search for DevOps Pipelines: creating and managing, etc.
It's all part of continuous integration, using the repo and pipelines. instead of deploying to AWS (what we do), you would deploy to Azure instead, or wherever for that matter (could be on a server somewhere).
We use Git for our repo, and ALL code has to be approved via the Pull Request system, where it then gets merged to master branch, and kicks off a validation and dev build (pipelines).
you would set up pipeline(s) for DEV, QA, and PROD, etc. of your choosing, automatic deploy, or manual, up to you.
modified 19-Jan-21 13:32pm.
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Thanks. That is a good start.
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you don't need to use pipelines to deploy to Azure, although I certainly do
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you can use devops to do CI, or you can just deploy from VS by choosing 'publish' The easiest way is to use the built in Azure browser to find your function, download a publish profile and use that.
Depoyment is pretty easy, you don't need a book. I'm happy to answer questions
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I appreciate the response, but no, it is not easy for me at this point. It is easy for you because you already know how. That is what books or other resources are for, is to convey that knowledge.
Hence, the only thing of use to me at this point is a book or other resource that explains it step by step.
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Ok, I didn't mean to be condescending. It's not that complex, but all of Azure is poorly documented and labrythine at times. I don't know of any books. But I'm happy to try to explain it.
In the Cloud Explorer you can right click on a function and download a publishing profile. If you right click on your code and choose publish, you can choose 'publish from a profile', select your downloaded file, and it will publish.
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That part I have done, but it is useless in its current condition. I am connected to Azure DevOps in Team Explorer, and sync'd my code with no problem. When I open Cloud Explorer, it remains blank.
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devops lets you build a pipeline for CI, it's a step above what you want to do. Your code being in source control means you CAN use pipelines but you don't need to
If cloud explorer is blank, the resources don't exist. You need to log into the portal to create a function group for you to publish to
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My gmail is christian.graus@gmail.com. You're welcome to message me in hangouts to chat through this if you want
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Thanks. It is getting late here, and I need to work out a couple bugs in publishing first.
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I'm in Australia so I'm not around in your morning but I'm happy to help out if I can.
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You may be interested in my signature.
The Succinctly books are free downloads and the DevOps one takes you through all DevOps has to offer.
You can probably skip right to the build and deployment pipelines chapters.
It's pretty detailed, so you should be able to follow along and deploy your app after reading it.
The Migrating Apps to the Cloud book is not free and has an emphasis on Azure, so probably not what you're looking for.
Although it does have chapters on DevOps and using Azure with Visual Studio.
If you have any questions I'd be happy to help!
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Sander, thanks for the reminder about your books. I've downloaded and read some of your earlier books, and the new ones will be useful. You have a good ability to explain and illustrate. Thanks also to your publisher for making these available.
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Thanks, I hope it'll help! 
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I found Microsoft docs & tutorials very helpful enough to deploy my apps to Azure (Azure Functions and Websites). I think their documentaion improved quite a lot. Some processes are not easy so there is lot to digest. If I have doubts and still struggle I would google it as the dev community writes also nice quality articles.
I know it is not a book and it is here and there but these docs get updated + you might have discusssions below to answer related issues. Some tech changes so fast that at the time you read a book about Azure DevOps (previuosly Visual Studio Online previosly who know what) it might be something else  .
Deploy ASP.NET Core apps to Azure App Service | Microsoft Docs[^]
Build, test, and deploy .NET Core apps - Azure Pipelines | Microsoft Docs[^]
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Personally or at workplace.
Just curious. For what purpose are you using Bots. Few more details about that if possible.
If No, ... do you plan to create/use Bots in future? For what purpose?
I searched our surveys[^] before posting this.
Even jokes welcome.
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I've never seen a bot that I wouldn't describe as "just an extra layer sitting on top of a search engine". And they all make the results worse.
I think you can draw your own conclusions for the rest of your questions based on that.
[Edit]
Oh, and I was once talking to a customer service rep (through a chat window), and I had to ask if he was a human or a bot, because his answers were complete nonsense. He swore he was a real person. To this day I'm still not convinced.
modified 19-Jan-21 16:42pm.
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Can a machine pass the Turing test?
Can you?
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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No, but we did look at an automated helpdesk type system to answer user's questions.
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Our company has a bot for user help and basic IT FAQ and resources, etc.
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Hi! I'm your personalized assistant.
thatraja wrote: Personally or at workplace.
Did you mean, "Personality in the workplace?"
Here are a list of results: Personality in the workplace[^]
How did I do?
Nah, we don't currently use bots. 
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No.
That's about all I want to say on that subject otherwise I will start ranting and possibly screaming into the darkness!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Define "bot". I've written scrapers for some websites, does that count?
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I'm often accused of being a bot, on social media
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