Core Priorities/Themes for February

[rajeshkamal5050]

Installation of azd and CLI/template deps

• Distros
  • @djurek (for release in 0.6)
    • Publish to winget #1382
    • Publish to brew #1383
    • Chocolatey package support #744
  • Publish to packages.microsoft.com #1384 @djurek (for release in 0.7)
• Cloudshell (As a developer, I can use azd in Cloud Shell #472, CloudShell: JDK version not high enough #1207) - @djurek (for release in 0.7)
• Credential handlers - Consume from upstream SDK's #1505 @vhvb1989 (for release in 0.7)

Golden path #874

• [Core] azd environment redesign - Implementation #808 @ellismg (for release in 0.7)
• [Issue] Simplify azd installation process (dependencies) #821 @vhvb1989
  • Investigate GitHub CLI dependency removal #1416 @vhvb1989 release TBD
  • Make template dependency errors more clear #1449 @vhvb1989 + @Austinauth (for release in 0.7)
• Publish templates to azure samples browser #526 @weikanglim (for release in 0.7)
• Add "Open in Codespace" badge to templates #1393 @wbreza (for release in 0.7)

Design improvements

• azd help improvements #822 @vhvb1989 (for release in 0.7)
• [Issue] Surface docker build output as part of azd deploy output #898 @Austinauth (for design complete in 0.7)
• azd should honor NO_COLOR environment variable #348 @Austinauth (for design complete in 0.7)

New Feature Work

• AKS initial support #1411 @wbreza (for release in 0.7)
• [Explore/Investigate] Add azd update or azd upgrade to update version #1310 @danieljurek release TBD
• https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev-pr/issues/914 @vhvb1989 release TBD
• Enabling new template contributions @weikanglim (for release in 0.8)
  • Enabling partner/community templates contribution #1089
  • [azdevify]azd validate to verify azd templates prior to running azd up or azd provision #1044
  • azd init should also create infra, CICD: .github/workflows or .azdo/pipelines folders #135
• As a developer, I can have azd generate all the required assets to deploy my web application with/without a database to Azure #705 @weikanglim (for release in 0.8)
• [fingerprint] - Onboard to Azure ExP #1260 @weikanglim (for release in 0.8)
• Azd CLI Extensibility #810 @wbreza (for release in 1.0)

Bugs/Issues

• [Issue] Have to run azd login multiple times a day in a GH CodeSpace #1443

VS Code

cc: @bwateratmsft

• azd down in VS Code #132
• Add a Getting Started page to the Azure Developer CLI extension in VS Code #1404
• App resource view in VSCode #1427

PM release tasks

• February Doc Plan #1475 @gkulin
• Schedule community call for March @savannahostrowski
• Prep deck for community call @gkulin
• Publish blog post @savannahostrowski

[savannahostrowski]

@rajeshkamal5050 Before I plan the priorities, can you move over any work likely to be unfinished into the issue description? That'll help me gauge bandwidth