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Interviews from the Jira Screenshot Doc Blitz
In August 2011, the entire Jira development team stopped work to take part in a furious flurry of screenshot-taking, gnashing of teeth and documentation updates!
Wallboards of Shame
We’ve been using wallboards for ages now in the Jira team to keep an eye on our builds. This worked well to give us an overall status of what builds are green and which builds are broken: It was a complete fail however when it came to assigning blame to the people that broke the […]
Jira 4.4 Deep Dive: Visual Workflows for All
‘Workflow’ is not a feature of Jira. Workflow is the very heart and soul of Jira – the powerhouse, the essence, the engine. This is why my final Jira 4.4 deep dive is dedicated to the lifeblood that powers the center of your development team. Visualize Your Workflow Business processes are both ‘fixed’ and ‘ever […]
Mobile App Bug Tracking with Jira
Developing mobile applications is a tricky task. Even in the closed iOS market, there are many different devices and countless versions of the operating system. Making sure your app runs smoothly on everyone’s device can be next to impossible without a massive testing team. Apps that crash, or don’t function as they should, are certain […]
Video: Hierarchy in Jira with the Structure Plugin
Today we hosted a webinar with ALM Works about their Structure plugin for Jira. Structure introduces Issue Hierarchy in Jira, making it a better tool for Project Management, Requirements Management and other activities of the software development cycle where hierarchy is essential. In this webinar we covered how you can organize your Jira issues into […]
(Case Study) University of Toronto on Atlassian’s Enterprise Wiki
Founded: 1827 HQ: Toronto, CA Employees: 6,882 academic & admin staff Products: Confluence Jim Slotta, Professor of Education at the University of Toronto, reached out to Atlassian praising Confluence for how well it works for him at the university. He proclaimed “We have used it for every dimension of our research. Everything from designing materials, […]
Fisheye and Crucible 2.7 – Git Repo Management, Smart Commits & Stronger Jira Integration
After two early access previews (EAP’s) we’ve been working hard to incorporate your feedback into Fisheye 2.7 and Crucible 2.7 – available for download today! Fisheye and Crucible deliver a number of new features including a new way to manage your Git Repositories, commits that perform automatic actions in Jira & Crucible and time-saving improvements to […]
Smarter acceptance testing with Jira page objects – Part I
For the last two Jira releases we have been working hard to revamp our in-browser acceptance test suite by developing a library of reusable page objects. In this three-part blog series I will talk about what we did and how Jira plugin developers can make use of that work. Browser automation – the Beauty, or […]
Jira 5.0 Milestone 4 Early Access Preview
The Jira developers have been hard at work on version 5.0, and we’re happy to announce the availability of milestone 4 via the Early Access Program. There are lots of great Jira improvements to check out in this milestone, so read on. Focus on Integrations Jira 5.0 is focused on features for partners, plugin developers, and […]
Plugin Driven Development- Developing Jira’s new Project Configuration pages
One of the biggest pain points we hear from customers is how complex configuring projects in Jira is. There are so many buttons and dials available to push in the administration screens that it’s easy to get lost trying to change one aspect of the project. This not only hurts existing customers, but loses us […]
(Press Release) Atlassian Caps Massive Revenue Growth with Key Executive Hires
Atlassian, maker of collaboration tools for product development teams, has announced the hiring of Alex Estevez as Chief Financial Officer and the promotion of Jay Simons to the role of President. The company is also reporting record growth for its fiscal year ending June 2011, alongside two acquisitions and a $1 million philanthropic milestone. Key […]
Bring your code to AtlasCamp!
Hi Campers! This year’s AtlasCamp comes at a particularly special time for Atlassian. We’re getting ever closer to the release of Confluence 4.0 and Jira 5.0 — two of the biggest releases in Atlassian’s nine year history. Jira 5.0 and Confluence 4.0 are especially substantial releases for plugin and integration developers. In Jira 5.0, we’re […]
6 New and Improved Macros Coming in Confluence 4.0
In previous releases of Confluence, the wiki markup syntax did little by way of differentiating macros and even less by helping you visualize your finished page. Macro placeholders offer a visual representation of your macros while editing your Confluence page, allowing for easy macro management and a clearer understanding of your page’s format.
(Case Study) Issue Tracking with Zend, the PHP Company
Founded: 1999 HQ: Cupertino, CA Employees: 115 Products: Jira, GreenHopper, Fisheye Zend is ‘the PHP Company.’ It says it right there on their homepage; in fact, it’s a part of their logo. I can’t think of any other time where I had the opportunity to talk with anyone else that said they were the anything. […]
Atlassian Bonfire 1.2 – Supporting Sub-Tasks
Only two weeks after our first major update to Atlassian Bonfire, we’re glad to announce that Bonfire 1.2 is available for download today! In Bonfire’s short life so far, the most requested feature has been the ability to create sub-tasks directly from the browser extension. Sub-Tasks and Test Sessions With Bonfire 1.2, you can now collect the […]