Microsoft AZ-400 Exam - Topic 1 Question 120 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's AZ-400 exam

Question #: 120
Topic #: 1

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Your company uses Azure DevOps for the build pipelines and deployment pipelines of Java-based projects.

You need to recommend a strategy for managing technical debt.

Which action should you include in the recommendation?

AConfigure post-deployment approvals in the deployment pipeline.

BIntegrate Azure DevOps and Sonar Rube.

CIntegrateAzure DevOps and Azure Dev Test Labs.

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Suggested Answer: B

You can manage technical debt with Sonar Rube and Azure DevOps.

Note: Technical debt is the set of problems in a development effort that make forward progress on customer value inefficient. Technical debt saps productivity by making code hard to understand, fragile, time-consuming to change, difficult to validate, and creates unplanned work that blocks progress. Unless they are managed, technical debt can accumulate and hurt the overall qualityof the software and the productivity of the development team in the long term

SonarQube an open source platform for continuous inspection of code quality to perform automatic reviews with static analysis of code to:

Detect Bugs

Code Smells

Security Vulnerabilities

Centralize Quality

What's covered in this lab

https://azuredevopslabs.com/labs/vstsextend/sonarqube/

by Fausto at May 05, 2025, 03:23 PM

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Portia

2 months ago

SonarQube is a must-have for any Java project, no doubt!

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Jettie

2 months ago

Totally agree, SonarQube gives great insights!

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Omega

3 months ago

I think integrating Azure DevOps and SonarQube is key for tracking technical debt.

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Anastacia

3 months ago

Surprised that Azure Dev Test Labs is even an option here!

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Berry

3 months ago

Not sure if post-deployment approvals really help with technical debt.

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Annabelle

3 months ago

I definitely recall that SonarQube integration was emphasized in our studies for tracking code quality, which ties into managing technical debt effectively.

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Frederica

4 months ago

I feel like Azure Dev Test Labs might be useful for testing, but it doesn't seem like a direct strategy for handling technical debt.

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Celestina

4 months ago

I remember a practice question where post-deployment approvals were mentioned, but I don't see how that directly relates to managing technical debt.

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Mica

4 months ago

I think integrating Azure DevOps with SonarQube could help identify and manage technical debt, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the best option here.

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Blondell

4 months ago

Ah, this is a good one. I remember learning about this in class. I think the key is to understand how the different Azure DevOps features can be used to address technical debt, and then recommend the most appropriate one for this scenario.

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Lashandra

4 months ago

Ah, I see. This is asking about specific features in Azure DevOps that can help manage technical debt. I'll need to make sure I understand the differences between those options and which one would be the best recommendation.

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Fanny

5 months ago

Okay, let's think this through. We want to recommend a strategy for managing technical debt, and the options seem to be related to approvals, integrating with Sonar Rube, or integrating with Azure Dev Test Labs. I'll need to consider the pros and cons of each approach.

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Reuben

5 months ago

Hmm, not sure about this one. I know we use Azure DevOps, but I'm not super familiar with the options for managing technical debt. Might need to review my notes on that.

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