GitHub Actions for .NET Teams #1: Azure DevOps vs GitHub Actions — A YAML Rosetta Stone
Migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions? You already know CI/CD. You know pipelines, triggers, variables, stages. The syntax is just different enough to be annoying. This is your translation guide — same concepts, different YAML.
What you'll learn:
• File locations and basic workflow structure
• Push triggers (trigger: vs on: push:)
• Pull request triggers (pr: vs on: pull_request:)
• The workflow_dispatch gotcha for manual runs
• Variables and secrets syntax differences
• Stages, jobs, and steps mapping
• Conditions (condition: vs if:)
• Templates vs reusable workflows
• A cheat sheet you can screenshot
Key insights:
• If you know Azure DevOps pipelines, you're not starting from scratch
• Variable syntax is the biggest adjustment: $(var) becomes ${{ env.VAR }}
• GitHub Actions has no "stages" keyword — jobs are the top level
• Manual runs require workflow_dispatch (unlike AzDO's always-available Run button)
• Glob patterns differ: release/* in AzDO vs release/** in GitHub
Whether you're actively migrating or just exploring GitHub Actions, this gets you productive fast.
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0:00 Azure DevOps Pipelines vs GitHub Actions: A YAML Rosetta Stone
0:17 What We're Covering
0:39 It's the Same Concepts
0:54 File Location & Basic Structure
1:45 Push Triggers
2:38 Pull Request Triggers
3:25 Manual Triggers: The Hidden Gotcha
4:05 workflow_dispatch: Manual Runs in GitHub Actions
4:42 Variables
5:31 Secrets
6:14 Stages, Jobs, Steps
6:57 Conditions
7:47 Templates vs Reusable Workflows
8:26 Service Connections vs OIDC
9:02 ⚠️ Common Gotchas When Migrating
9:45 Quick Reference Table
10:13 Quick Recap
10:59 Thanks for Watching