Richard Fennell
@richardfennell.bsky.social
CTO of Black Marble Ltd
Microsoft MVP (Developer Technologies)
GitHub (github.com/rfennell)
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Microsoft MVP (Developer Technologies)
GitHub (github.com/rfennell)
Mastodon (@rfennell@techhub.social)
New Post: Interesting side effect with the Azure DevOps cache if misconfigured https://tinyurl.com/2s4zp39t
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
New Post: Interesting side effect with the Azure DevOps cache if misconfigured https://tinyurl.com/2s4zp39t
New Post: Getting a Surface Hub v1 Working with a Replacement PC https://tinyurl.com/4bcumz3k
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New Post: Getting a Surface Hub v1 Working with a Replacement PC https://tinyurl.com/4bcumz3k
New Post: Changing mySql SSL Certificates when running SnipeIT in Azure https://tinyurl.com/the3d52y
September 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New Post: Changing mySql SSL Certificates when running SnipeIT in Azure https://tinyurl.com/the3d52y
New Post: Another confusing Azure DevOps Pipelines YAML error message using StringList parameters https://tinyurl.com/4ey93r2z
September 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New Post: Another confusing Azure DevOps Pipelines YAML error message using StringList parameters https://tinyurl.com/4ey93r2z
New Post: Finally I have working SONOFF SNZB-02P sensors with Home Assistant https://tinyurl.com/2fu5vnd5
August 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
New Post: Finally I have working SONOFF SNZB-02P sensors with Home Assistant https://tinyurl.com/2fu5vnd5
New Post: Your out of support DevOps tooling is hurting you https://tinyurl.com/2s5h44nf
August 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New Post: Your out of support DevOps tooling is hurting you https://tinyurl.com/2s5h44nf
New Post: Recent Grey Matter Events https://tinyurl.com/3tjry2w2
August 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New Post: Recent Grey Matter Events https://tinyurl.com/3tjry2w2
New Post: Why can't I see my Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 Dock? https://bit.ly/4l2LrrV
July 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New Post: Why can't I see my Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 Dock? https://bit.ly/4l2LrrV
New Post: Creating a GitHub App based Azure DevOps Pipelines Service Connection https://bit.ly/4lYjwe4
July 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New Post: Creating a GitHub App based Azure DevOps Pipelines Service Connection https://bit.ly/4lYjwe4
I have just released Version 4.26.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Make sure all CS and WI API calls get the maximum number of items available (#2142)
July 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I have just released Version 4.26.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Make sure all CS and WI API calls get the maximum number of items available (#2142)
I have just released Version 4.26.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Make sure all CS and WI API calls get the maximum number of items available (#2142)
July 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I have just released Version 4.26.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Make sure all CS and WI API calls get the maximum number of items available (#2142)
I have just released Version 4.26.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Make sure all CS and WI API calls get the maximum number of items available (#2142)
July 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I have just released Version 4.26.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Make sure all CS and WI API calls get the maximum number of items available (#2142)
A podcast on GitHub adoption I recently recorded with Grey Matter has just be published
shows.acast.com/the-grey-mat...
shows.acast.com/the-grey-mat...
Inside GitHub: The Platform Powering Open Source | Grey Matter Talks Tech
Underrated features, GitHub Copilot, and GitHub and Azure DevOps
shows.acast.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A podcast on GitHub adoption I recently recorded with Grey Matter has just be published
shows.acast.com/the-grey-mat...
shows.acast.com/the-grey-mat...
New Post: A GitHub Actions equivalent to Azure DevOps Pipelines $(rev:r) revisions https://bit.ly/4kNO95o
June 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New Post: A GitHub Actions equivalent to Azure DevOps Pipelines $(rev:r) revisions https://bit.ly/4kNO95o
New Post: Problems migrating Non-English Azure DevOps Services to Azure DevOps Services and how to solve them https://bit.ly/3TsQeHH
June 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
New Post: Problems migrating Non-English Azure DevOps Services to Azure DevOps Services and how to solve them https://bit.ly/3TsQeHH
New Post: Using GitHub Copilot to write an Azure DevOps Test Plan Export Tool https://bit.ly/4dWlwAx
May 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
New Post: Using GitHub Copilot to write an Azure DevOps Test Plan Export Tool https://bit.ly/4dWlwAx
I have just released Version 4.25.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Expand consumedArtifacts truncated commit messages. (#2120)
May 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I have just released Version 4.25.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Expand consumedArtifacts truncated commit messages. (#2120)
New Post: Presenting at Black Marble event GitHub Copilot how to harness the power of AI for Developers' https://bit.ly/4dycjhA
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New Post: Presenting at Black Marble event GitHub Copilot how to harness the power of AI for Developers' https://bit.ly/4dycjhA
There has been much talk at Microsoft Build of the new agentic world. Want to know more on how you can start to apply these AI workflows?
Why not come to the @Blackmarble 'GitHub Copilot how to harness the power of AI for Developers' event next week
www.blackmarble.com/events/2025-...
Why not come to the @Blackmarble 'GitHub Copilot how to harness the power of AI for Developers' event next week
www.blackmarble.com/events/2025-...
GitHub Copilot: how to harness the power of AI for Developers | Black Marble
Join us for a one-hour webinar where we’ll explore how GitHub Copilot can boost productivity, enhance code quality, and empower developers to focus on creative problem-solving. We’ll delve into the AI...
www.blackmarble.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There has been much talk at Microsoft Build of the new agentic world. Want to know more on how you can start to apply these AI workflows?
Why not come to the @Blackmarble 'GitHub Copilot how to harness the power of AI for Developers' event next week
www.blackmarble.com/events/2025-...
Why not come to the @Blackmarble 'GitHub Copilot how to harness the power of AI for Developers' event next week
www.blackmarble.com/events/2025-...
I have just released Version 3.14.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline VersioningExtension http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node 20 Support (#2117)
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I have just released Version 3.14.4 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline VersioningExtension http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node 20 Support (#2117)
New Post: Experiences Migrating CI/CD solutions with GitHub Copilot https://bit.ly/4399772
May 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New Post: Experiences Migrating CI/CD solutions with GitHub Copilot https://bit.ly/4399772
I have just released Version 4.6.17 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline FileCopyExtension http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node 20 support to XMLFileUpdate (#2116)
May 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I have just released Version 4.6.17 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline FileCopyExtension http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node 20 support to XMLFileUpdate (#2116)
I have just released Version 4.4.10 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline WikiPDFExportExtension http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node20 Support (#2112)
May 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I have just released Version 4.4.10 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline WikiPDFExportExtension http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node20 Support (#2112)
I have just released Version 1.3.8 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline Sarif2JUnitConverter http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node20 support (#2113)
May 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have just released Version 1.3.8 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline Sarif2JUnitConverter http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node20 support (#2113)
I have just released Version 2.8.11 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline YamlGenerator http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node20 support (#2111)
May 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I have just released Version 2.8.11 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline YamlGenerator http://bit.ly/VSTS-RF Add Node20 support (#2111)