Azure-devops-docs: Upgrade pipelines-xamarin to use a vmImage for vs2019

[DamianSuess]

As a developer, I would like to use the latest Pipelines toolset for compatibility with projects. Currently, the pipelines-xamarin repo references vmImage: 'VS2017-Win2016'. Please update the repo to use vs2019.

For backward compatibility with WinPhone projects, a simple Tag could assist.

Thank you!
Again, great article. Keep up the great work

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• ID: 54533c61-9265-2908-c92d-f49285b24333
• Version Independent ID: 004ded47-21ee-94a7-51fe-2b835e124b55
• Content: Build Xamarin apps - Azure Pipelines
• Content Source: docs/pipelines/ecosystems/xamarin.md
• Product: devops
• Technology: devops-cicd-ecosystems
• GitHub Login: @juliakm
• Microsoft Alias: jukullam

[vtbassmatt]

Someone should test this before altering the docs, and assuming it works, this would be a welcome update.

[steved0x]

@DamianSuess Thank you for letting us know - that repo is quite out of date, including WindowsPhone examples and I was unsuccessful to update them for VS 2019. However this sample repo for Xamarin has an up to date pipeline that uses the latest versions of the macOS and Windows agents:

[Edit: updating to correct URL of new sample: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/tree/master/GetStarted/FirstApp ]

I'm upgrading the article to use this sample and submitting a PR to the repo to update the sample code

[DamianSuess]

Thank you for the response, @steved0x. If possible, I'm looking forward to seeing the updated pipeline to vs2019. When I made my switch to use Pipelines this year, my project required me to use 2019 & would break on lower VS versions. Figured it would be a leg-up for others jumping into it as well. Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you and your team! 🎄

[steved0x]

@DamianSuess Thank you and the same to you! The pipeline is very similar, with the updated VM Image, a newer version of the Nuget Tool Installer, and I still am figuring the final tweaks to resolve some versioning warnings...