I just noticed a new(?) checkbox when creating a PR from main to qa in #AzureDevops: "Set auto-complete"
I was so naive to think it will just sets the new PR to auto-complete (if all checks are green).
But no, of course not, this is #Microsoft Enterprise Software.
What it actually did was complete the PR as expected ... and automatically delete the source branch! And it didn't even care that the main branch was PROTECTED!
https://developercommunity.microsoft.com/t/11070507#T-N11070920
Ah yes, Azure DevOps—
where every git fetch is a thrilling game of chance.
Will it work? Will it hang?
Will SSH just… silently time out for 3 minutes?
Modern SSH keys? Absolutely not.
But intermittent connection failures?
Delivered reliably, several times a day.
Azure DevOps is moving some auth flows to Entra token issuance this summer, so token payloads will stop being readable by clients.
The exact mechanism isn’t specified (JWE would be my guess), but anything decoding tokens to read claims like UPN or tenant ID will break — no graceful degradation.
Most likely to hit internal tooling and scripts, but worth a check either way.
Supported path: Azure DevOps REST APIs for user and org data.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/authentication-tokens-are-not-a-data-contract/

Authentication tokens exist to answer one question: is this caller authorized to do this? They are not intended to be a stable data interface, a schema you can depend on, or an input into application logic. If your application decodes tokens and reads claims from them, this is an important heads-up. Token Claims Were Never […]
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Happening Today! (2026-02-19)
Kev Chant joins us to discuss #MicrosoftFabric and #AzureDevOps - the story so far for 2026. Learn how to implement #CICD, Git integration, and deployment best practices. https://www.meetup.com/fabricpowerbiwales/events/312430627
How do you actually implement CI/CD for #MicrosoftFabric? On 2026-02-19, Data Platform MVP Kev Chant shows us the current state of #AzureDevOps integration including Git workflows, branching strategies, and deployment best practices.
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