AZ-400 Design and implement build and release pipelines

Two designs were proposed. Design A would build and release pipelines as code. Design B would cache dependencies in pipelines. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. YAML environments and approvals
  2. b. Pipeline caching tasks
  3. c. Azure Pipelines
  4. d. Azure Pipelines YAML

Architectural breakdown & explanation

YAML pipelines version CI/CD definitions. Compare with Pipeline caching tasks: Caching speeds up builds.

Correct answer(s): d. Azure Pipelines YAML

Exam domain: Design and implement build and release pipelines (40% weight on the official guide).

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