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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types

windows_first

missing_linux_example

windows_tools

Summary

The documentation demonstrates a Windows bias in several ways: it explicitly states that the example deploys Windows software on Windows-based Batch nodes, uses a Windows-specific FFmpeg build, and the ARM template for the Batch pool is hardcoded to use Windows Server images. There are no parallel Linux examples, and the repository setup and pipeline instructions only reference Windows artifacts. Additionally, the agent specification in the pipeline is set to 'windows-latest', and PowerShell Core is used for scripting, with no mention of Bash or Linux agents.

Recommendations

Provide parallel Linux-based examples throughout the documentation, including ARM templates for Linux Batch pools (e.g., using Ubuntu images) and instructions for deploying Linux software.
Include instructions for downloading and packaging a Linux build of FFmpeg, and update the repository structure to accommodate both Windows and Linux application packages.
Show how to set up the pipeline using a Linux agent (e.g., 'ubuntu-latest') and provide Bash script alternatives for Azure CLI tasks.
Clearly state at the beginning that both Windows and Linux are supported, and offer readers a choice of which path to follow.
Where possible, use OS-agnostic language and tools, or provide both Windows and Linux command examples side by side.

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Scan History

Date	Scan	Status	Result
2026-01-14 00:00	#250	in_progress	Biased
2026-01-13 00:00	#246	completed	Biased
2026-01-12 00:00	#243	cancelled	Biased
2026-01-11 00:00	#240	completed	Biased
2026-01-10 00:00	#237	completed	Biased
2026-01-09 00:34	#234	completed	Biased
2026-01-08 00:53	#231	completed	Biased
2026-01-06 18:15	#225	cancelled	Clean
2025-08-17 00:01	#83	cancelled	Clean
2025-07-13 21:37	#48	completed	Biased
2025-07-09 13:09	#3	cancelled	Clean
2025-07-08 04:23	#2	cancelled	Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "batchAccountName": {
           "type": "string",
           "metadata": {
                "description": "Name of the Azure Batch Account"
           }
        },
        "batchAccountPoolName": {
            "type": "string",
            "metadata": {
                 "description": "Name of the Azure Batch Account Pool"
             }
         }
    },
    "variables": {},
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[concat(parameters('batchAccountName'),'/', parameters('batchAccountPoolName'))]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Batch/batchAccounts/pools",
            "apiVersion": "2017-09-01",
            "properties": {
                "deploymentConfiguration": {
                    "virtualMachineConfiguration": {
                        "imageReference": {
                            "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
                            "offer": "WindowsServer",
                            "sku": "2022-datacenter",
                            "version": "latest"
                        },
                        "nodeAgentSkuId": "batch.node.windows amd64"
                    }
                },
                "vmSize": "Standard_D2s_v3"
            }
          }
    ],
    "outputs": {}
}