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88 Reasons For Jira
This is a guest post by Martin Seibert. He is the CEO of a German internet agency called //SEIBERT/MEDIA, a specialist in Jira and corporate communication. //SEIBERT/MEDIA is one of Atlassian’s official partners in Germany and an Atlassian Platinum Expert. This blog post is also available in German at http://seibert.biz/jirareasons. 88 Reasons for Jira For […]
Between a rock and a hard place – our decision to abandon the Mac App Store
Update 22 Feb 2012: Apple have now extended the deadline to June 1st. Hopefully they’re realising the difficulties they’re creating for developers and will address some of the remaining concerns in this time. On March 1st, Apple will change the rules of the Mac App Store to require all applications to run inside of a ‘sandbox’. Unfortunately, […]
A basic usage analysis of Jira and Atlassian OnDemand documentation using Google Analytics
(This post is part of a series written by the Atlassian technical writers, exploring the latest techniques in technical communication. We’ll write about our projects, experiments and ideas, and we’ll share the techniques we use to give our customers the sweetest documentation in the world.) As a technical writer, I often wonder what pages people […]
(Guest blog) The Changing Skillset of a Tester and Increasing the Speed to Cool
This guest blog post is part of an Atlassian blog series raising awareness about testing innovation within the QA community. You can find the other posts in this series under the QA Innovation tag. The post is Part 1 of a two-part blog series on changing tester skillsets written by Craig Smith, an Agile Coach in Suncorp’s Business Services division. Imagine this scenario. […]
(Guest blog) Risk: A four letter word for quality management?
This guest blog post is part of an Atlassian blog series raising awareness about testing innovation within the QA community. You can find the other posts in this series under the QA Innovation tag. The post is written by Bryce Day, CEO of Catch and the driving force behind the development of the highly successful QA management tool Enterprise Tester. Bryce has […]
The Wait is Over – Your Favorite Add-ons Are Even Better in Confluence 4
Confluence 4 was designed to enable constant innovation and improvement. Our amazing partners have been working hard updating their add-ons to take advantage of the power of the new Confluence editor. You’ll find they provide a more natural, richer, and intuitive experience in Confluence 4. There’s something for everyone Formatting and Reporting Diagramming and Wireframes […]
Register for Summit 2012! You won’t regret it.
I’m very proud to announce that registration for Atlassian’s fourth annual user conference Atlassian Summit 2012, is now open. This is our most anticipated event of the year, and will feature blow-your-socks-off talks from Atlassian experts, as well as some Atlassian style fun and surprises. Register by March 15th for $200 off, but don’t wait too long, last year’s […]
Jira Development Cookbook — A book by Jobin Kuruvilla
Jobin Kuruvilla, an experienced Jira consultant and plugin developer, set out on the ambitious task to write a detailed and thorough book about Jira plugin development. The result? A well crafted 450+ page book that starts by introducing the reader to Atlassian’s plugin framework and ends with useful recipes usually gained only by weathered experience. […]
What is Version Control: Diffs and Patches
This post is part of the Atlassian DVCS Guide » Much of the blog content was written in conjunction with Steve Losh. Steve is a programmer, photographer, blues dancer and musician. Check out Steve’s projects to see some of the cool things he has worked on, or jump over to his Bitbucket account and get […]
The Atlassian Bar comes to Sweden at Jfokus
The conference season is starting again in Europe, and we’re kicking it off in Stockholm, Sweden at Jfokus. Jfokus is the biggest Java conference in Sweden and runs for three days from 13-15 February. There will be a bunch of updates about software development trends; some highlights include: Kevlin Henney – Cool Code Kevlin will show how to fit the code […]
(Guest blog) On the Redistribution of Testing – Part 2
This guest blog post is part of an Atlassian blog series raising awareness about testing innovation within the QA community. You can find the other posts in this series under the QA Innovation tag. This is a guest blog post by Paul Gerrard, a Principal of Gerrard Consulting Limited and is the host of the UK Test Management Forum. It […]
Atlassian Summit 2012 call for speakers
Registration for Atlassian Summit 2012 — which takes place May 30-June 1 in San Francisco — will be announced soon, but in the meantime, you can submit a speaking abstract in our call-for-speakers. We’re looking for talks across a wide variety of topics and areas. Below, I’ve outlined some of the types of topics and case studies we’d like […]
Automate Your Editing Experience & Get More Done, Faster
Anyone play the game Need for Speed? Remember tearing through exotic city locales on missions to escape the police while driving the best cars in the world? Well the Confluence team has been feeling a need for speed this year, and we want to share it with you. We might not quite give you the […]
Integration Domination with Jira and Bamboo
Did you know that Bamboo integrates with Jira? Ok, you probably knew that. Or could have guessed it. But do you know all the different ways these two kick-ass tools integrate with each other? Test your Jira and Bamboo knowledge by watching the Atlassian A/V Squad’s latest production! Follow a defect from discovery to destruction to […]
(Guest blog) When 4/5 Dentists Agree, Why Do 4/5 Testers Disagree?
This guest blog post is part of an Atlassian blog series raising awareness about testing innovation within the QA community. You can find the other posts in this series under the QA Innovation tag. The post is written by Lanette Creamer, an Agile testing consultant involved in software testing since 1999. Testers are prone to argue about anything. […]