Repository size limits
In order to improve and maintain the overall performance for everyone who uses Bitbucket, we are rolling out size limits on newly-created repositories. Starting today, repository size limits will be: Soft limit of 1 GB – In-product and email notifications will give you a heads-up that you’re approaching the limit. Hard limit of 2 GB – Pushing to the repository will […]
New direct image uploads for Bitbucket
A picture is worth a thousand words, and this is one cliché that the Bitbucket team takes to heart. Every day, we use images to help make things clearer a screen shot of a feature gets added to your code review so reviewers know what to expect, or an illustration of steps involved to reproduce […]
Customize your avatar in Bitbucket (no Gravatar needed!)
After over 700 requests to replace Gravatar from Bitbucket users like you, we’re excited to announce a new avatar picker in Bitbucket. Now you can upload and crop images to personalize your user profile and free private repositories. Upload any JPG, GIF, or PNG via drag-and-drop or the file browser, then easily resize until your image is just […]
Beautiful and relevant notifications
Staying up to date on code activity in Bitbucket just got easier. As part of our on-going notifications improvements we have completely redesigned the email notification experience. More control, more options and new HTML emails give you the information you want, when you want it. Every email has been rethought and redesigned for clarity and to keep […]
Pull Requests now with Reviewers and Smarter Notifications
Pull requests provide an easy way for developers to review changes on a branch, discuss changes, and merge the branch into the main development branch. The goal is to be fast and simple. Today we are adding two new capabilities to pull requests that will make your workflow faster and simpler: Selectively add reviewers to your […]
Pull requests across branches
Bitbucket already supports fork-based pull requests, and while this model is great for open source projects – where new contributors can fork your repository and submit a pull request – it can feel heavy-handed when working in a small team. Small (and large) teams rejoice! Today we are excited to announce the ability to create pull requests between […]
Introducing Keyboard Shortcuts
Make your Bitbucket experience faster by dropping the mouse and taking advantage of the new keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts provide a quick and easy way of navigating through Bitbucket and performing common (repetitive) actions without having to take your fingers off the keyboard. Pages you’ll find keyboard shortcuts useful for include: source code browser commit history […]
Mobile apps for Bitbucket
Ever had the need to access Bitbucket when away from your desktop? At least a few Bitbucket users have and gone one step further! Bitbucket has gone mobile with the help of several community developed mobile apps. Whether you are using an iPhone or Android device there are several apps to help keep tabs on Bitbucket source. […]
Mercurial fellowship donation
We see DVCS as a transformative shift in the way software is developed. Needless to say, Bitbucket has a lot invested in DVCS. This is why we are excited to announce that Atlassian has donated $24,000 USD to sponsor Mercurial development for 2012. Our contribution goes to the Mercurial Fellowship Project, which is managed by […]
Now with Code Commenting and Mentions
Two months ago we revamped our pull request feature to help teams using DVCS and Bitbucket increase their productivity. One bit was missing though; the ability to easily have a conversation around code changes. This is why we are excited to announce threaded commenting for pull requests and changesets! Below is a screenshot of a recent […]
Powerful new pull request on Bitbucket
Atlassian’s free DVCS code hosting site Bitbucket has release brand spanking new pull requests! Pull requests make it dead simple for contributors to: fork a favorite repo make a change request a merge from their fork As a repo owner, pull requests let you: Promote new code contributions Do simple code reviews Trigger single-click merge […]
Volunteering at the San Francisco Food Bank
A few weeks ago 15 Atlassians spent a half day volunteering at the San Francisco Food Bank to help with the holiday season. It was a great success with over 17,000 pounds of food boxed up for needy San Franciscan seniors, all in less than 4 hours. The food bank has 90 employees with a […]
OpenID – is it even useful?
There has been lots of speculation regrading whether OpenID is actually useful and I’ve often asked myself what can OpenID actually do for a company. If you’re interested in what OpenID can do for SSO/trust/webapps, then have a read. If you have no idea what OpenID is and want a quick overview, head over to […]
OpenID 2.0 Logo Concepts
The OpenID project has proposed a new marketing image with the launch of the 2.0 version of the protocol, quoting the email thread: The existing OpenID logo has been a good fit over the last year or so. Its easily identifiable and pretty much ubiquitous now… Our goal will be to select one of the […]
OMG, OpenID — how do I do it?
Everyone seems to be going nuts for OpenID. The concept is still new, yet new sites pop up every day supporting the technology. There is plenty of chatter on various blogs and mailing list about integrating with OpenID, yet there are not really a lot of examples on how to do things as a best […]
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