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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
⚠️
windows_first
⚠️
missing_linux_example
⚠️
windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a clear Windows bias: it exclusively configures Batch pools with Windows Server images, uses Windows command-line tools (e.g., 'cmd /c type'), and provides no Linux equivalents or examples. While .NET and Visual Studio are cross-platform, the quickstart does not show how to use Linux pools, Linux command lines, or provide Linux-specific guidance, despite mentioning .NET 6+ compatibility with Linux.
Recommendations:
- Provide parallel examples for creating Linux-based Batch pools, including code snippets for specifying a Linux Marketplace image and the appropriate node agent SKU (e.g., 'batch.node.ubuntu 20.04').
- Show how to use Linux command-line equivalents in tasks (e.g., use 'bash -c cat {filename}' instead of 'cmd /c type {filename}').
- Explicitly mention in the prerequisites and throughout the guide that the quickstart works on both Windows and Linux, and clarify any platform-specific steps.
- Include sample output and troubleshooting notes for Linux-based pools.
- Where Windows tools or patterns are mentioned (e.g., Visual Studio), also mention Linux alternatives (e.g., VS Code, JetBrains Rider, or using the dotnet CLI).
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Flagged Code Snippets
for (int i = 0; i < inputFiles.Count; i++)
{
string taskId = String.Format("Task{0}", i);
string inputFilename = inputFiles[i].FilePath;
string taskCommandLine = String.Format("cmd /c type {0}", inputFilename);
var task = new CloudTask(taskId, taskCommandLine)
{
ResourceFiles = new List<ResourceFile> { inputFiles[i] }
};
tasks.Add(task);
}
batchClient.JobOperations.AddTask(JobId, tasks);
private static VirtualMachineConfiguration CreateVirtualMachineConfiguration(ImageReference imageReference)
{
return new VirtualMachineConfiguration(
imageReference: imageReference,
nodeAgentSkuId: "batch.node.windows amd64");
}
private static ImageReference CreateImageReference()
{
return new ImageReference(
publisher: "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
offer: "WindowsServer",
sku: "2016-datacenter-smalldisk",
version: "latest");
}
private static void CreateBatchPool(BatchClient batchClient, VirtualMachineConfiguration vmConfiguration)
{
try
{
CloudPool pool = batchClient.PoolOperations.CreatePool(
poolId: PoolId,
targetDedicatedComputeNodes: PoolNodeCount,
virtualMachineSize: PoolVMSize,
virtualMachineConfiguration: vmConfiguration);
pool.Commit();
}
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