Development
A product manager’s guide to release planning
Growing up, my ski coach always used to say “If you don’t plan for it, it won’t happen.” He wanted us to set goals and lay out a path to reach them. The same sentiment can be applied to building software, except building software is much more of a team sport than skiing. You need […]
Aliasing authors in Git
So you’ve got a Git repository where the same person has used multiple emails. Maybe some commits were created with a mistake in the Git configuration. Maybe you used a home email address by mistake. Maybe you are merging with a new company so your old email address isn’t valid anymore. However it happened, you […]
Why developing grit is the best thing you can do for your career and your team
There’s a new trait rising in the ranks of what makes a person successful and no, it’s not IQ – it’s grit. A few years ago, Angela Duckworth, former teacher-turned-professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, became fascinated with what makes students successful. After many studies of middle school students in Chicago to West […]
Hipchat Data Center is here!
Hipchat Data Center is *officially* joining the Atlassian Data Center family. We know how critical Hipchat has become to doing business. Your teams rely on Hipchat to communicate, collaborate, and get work done fast. Downtime – planned or unplanned – is unacceptable. As your teams continue to grow and Hipchat usage spreads across your organization, […]
7 steps to a beautiful and useful agile dashboard
Greetings agile fans! A question I often get is how to configure Jira’s dashboards to show content that’s relevant for agile teams. It’s really just a matter of choosing the right elements. We’ll focus on a dashboard for a scrum team here, but many of these tips apply to kanban teams as well. If you […]
5 signs your company is ready for Confluence Data Center
For many of our customers, there comes a time in their Confluence journey when they need more than what a single server can provide. As applications grow across an organization, they become mission critical to every team’s success. We call this the “tipping point,” when organizations make the decision to move to an active-active clustered environment […]
Introducing the Atlassian Stack and the world’s largest DevOps marketplace
As more industries think software first, the need to modernize the way teams work becomes critical. For development teams, investments in agile practices and distributed version control systems improve the quality of code, boost collaboration, and help them release more often. However, keeping up with development’s trajectory becomes more challenging for IT operations teams and […]
Introducing Confluence Cloud for iPad
There are those of you who love to be mobile but can’t fathom typing more than 50 characters on your phone. This week we’re introducing Confluence Cloud for iPad, for anyone who would love to create content on their mobile device but prefers a larger screen. Now you can type or review Confluence pages on […]
New in Bitbucket Server 5.1: Signed commits, PR deletion, and more
Last month we announced the beginning of our Bitbucket Server & DC 5.x series with an enhanced focus on helping our customers achieve DevOps success. Today we’re taking aim at the management side of DevOps by making the administration of your development toolset easier with Bitbucket Server and Data Center 5.1. Keep reading to learn about […]
4 challenges in developing safety-critical software (and what to do about them)
This is a guest blog post written by Dr. Marion Lepmets. Dr. Lepmets has an extensive academic background in medical device software development and co-authored IEC TR 80002-3, the process model for medical device software lifecycle processes. She is the CEO and co-founder of SoftComply. When someone’s life is in your hands, you are going to […]
An open letter to computer science graduates
Congratulations! The hard work you’ve put in and perseverance you’ve shown over the past few years has paid off. Now the fun begins (and I don’t just mean a summer of post-exam partying, though that’s a lot of fun, too). Amongst the myriad transitions you’re making is one that doesn’t often get mentioned in commencement speeches: […]
Introducing Jira Cloud for iPad
It’s no secret that the use of mobile devices is now widespread for businesses large and small, across all industries. When we launched Jira Cloud for iPhone last year, among the first questions was: “When is it coming to iPad?” The answer is: today! We’re excited to announce Jira Cloud for iPad is here. Jira […]
Code tells a story: 3 ways to turn your audience into your editor
This is a guest blog post by Adil Aijaz, CEO and Co-Founder of Split.io. Like writing, software development is a creative and iterative process. Our code is like a story, and the more we edit the code, the better it gets. Passing work on to an editor lets us take a step back, and it provides […]
6 amazing Maker Faire projects and the teams that made them
If you could make anything, what would it be? That is the question that makers around the world ask themselves as they gear up to create a project for Maker Faire , “the greatest show and tell on earth”, with events in over 40 countries. We bounced down to Maker Faire Bay Area last weekend – described […]
What self-driving cars can teach us about software testing
This is a guest post written by Hamesh Chawla, VP of Engineering, at Zephyr. Hamesh is responsible for the worldwide engineering function at Zephyr and brings over 18 years of engineering, mobile, and networking technology experience to his role. Outside of work, Hamesh enjoys golfing, playing tennis, and spending time with his two daughters. Autonomous […]