Cloud-hosted Mac agents for CI/CD pipelines

This post announces the general availability of free, cloud-hosted CI/CD agents on macOS as part of Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). It details how teams developing for Apple devices can now build and release apps in the cloud, eliminating the need for dedicated Mac hardware. The post shares a personal story from the VSTS CI team about their transition from on-premises Mac minis to the new cloud-hosted agents, highlighting the reduced administrative burden. It also provides instructions on how to use the 'Hosted macOS Preview' option in build or release pipelines and lists the software pre-installed on the agents, including Xcode, CocoaPods, and fastlane.