Friends don’t let friends create a deployable package from Visual Studio!

Dynamics 365 ERP - Development

The article discusses the issue of creating a deployable package from Visual Studio in Microsoft business applications like Dynamics 365.
It emphasizes that this feature should not be used in a usual application lifecycle when proper Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is in place.
The author provides a link to documentation on how to create a deployable package via Visual Studio but suggests that using this feature can lead to problems.
One of the main problems is that the code base on a development machine could differ from the code checked into version control, resulting in the loss of features or code after deployment.
The author mentions that it is okay to create deployable packages from Visual Studio for custom X++ scripts and TMS Engines.
The article references a blog post from 2018 by Damian Brady, who wrote about a similar topic with a focus on Azure Functions.
The author uses the phrase "Friends don't let friends right-click publish" to highlight the importance of not using certain features without proper understanding and consideration of the application lifecycle.
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