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Detected Bias Types
windows_first
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation provides platform-specific examples for multiple stacks. However, for the ASP.NET (classic) tab, only a Windows-based workflow is provided, using Windows-specific tools (NuGet, MSBuild) and the 'windows-latest' runner. There is no Linux alternative or guidance for building and deploying ASP.NET (classic) apps from Linux. All other stacks (ASP.NET Core, Java, Tomcat, Node.js, Python) use 'ubuntu-latest' runners and cross-platform tools, but the ASP.NET (classic) section is Windows-only and Windows-first.
Recommendations
  • Add a Linux-based example for ASP.NET (classic) if possible, or explicitly state that only Windows runners are supported for this stack.
  • If ASP.NET (classic) cannot be built on Linux, clarify this limitation in the documentation.
  • Wherever possible, provide both Windows and Linux examples side by side for parity.
  • Consider mentioning cross-platform alternatives to Windows tools (e.g., Mono for MSBuild, if feasible) or explain why they are not recommended.
  • Ensure that the order of presentation does not always favor Windows-first; alternate or group by cross-platform compatibility.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing Clean Clean
2025-07-09 23:22 #6 cancelled Clean Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

name: Deploy ASP.NET MVC App deploy to Azure Web App

on: [push]

env:
  AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME: my-app    # Set this to your application's name
  AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH: '.'      # Set this to the path to your web app project, defaults to the repository root
  NUGET_VERSION: '5.3.x'           # Set this to the dot net version to use

jobs:
  build-and-deploy:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:

    # Check out the repo
    - uses: actions/checkout@main
    
    - uses: azure/login@v2
      with:
        creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

    - name: Install Nuget
      uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
      with:
        nuget-version: ${{ env.NUGET_VERSION}}
    - name: NuGet to restore dependencies as well as project-specific tools that are specified in the project file
      run: nuget restore
  
    - name: Add msbuild to PATH
      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2

    - name: Run MSBuild
      run: msbuild .\SampleWebApplication.sln
       
    - name: 'Run Azure webapp deploy action using Azure Credentials'
      uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v3
      with: 
        app-name: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME }} # Replace with your app name
        package: '${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH }}/SampleWebApplication/'
  
    # Azure logout 
    - name: logout
      run: |
        az logout