Why Most Azure DevOps Pipelines Become Slow Over Time

Short summary

Azure DevOps pipelines tend to slow down over time as teams keep adding tests, scans, and deployment steps without removing old ones. The author argues that not every test needs to run on every commit and advocates splitting fast PR validation from slower nightly regression pipelines. The post closes with a plug for the author's QA handbook on Gumroad.

• •Pipelines slow down because steps accumulate without periodic review
• •Split fast PR checks from expensive nightly regression suites
• •Review pipeline steps every few months and remove unnecessary work

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