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RIP [Redacted] Day, Meet [Your idea here] Day
Since 2005, we’ve been holding quarterly internal innovation days – our unique blend of a hack day and Google’s 20% time. Seven years later, we’ve done 19 of these events, featuring more than 500 projects from developers, IT ninjas, and even marketing folks. The name for the event was inspired by the one company that […]
Atlassian Summit 2012: It’s gonna be huge
Atlassian Summit is just two weeks away. Here’s a taste of what you have to look forward to! If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, now’s your chance to seize the moment! Six awesome marquee speakers Jeff Atwood (codinghorror.com), Michael Lopp (randsinrepose.com), Pamela Fox (indie dev), Eric Ries (Startup Lessons Learned), Dave Thomas (Bedarra Research) and Jeff Ma […]
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Launches Atlassian Into Space
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) uses a host of Atlassian products to build the software used for flight mission planning as well as modeling data sent back from satellites and Mars rovers. I sat down with David Mittman, lead software developer and “default Atlassian guy” at JPL to get a closer look at what they’re […]
What is a Wiki Part III: 5 Ways Managers Can Use a Wiki
With 14 wiki myths busted, and 10 reasons to use a wiki as clear as day, it’s time to take a closer look at how different teams can benefit from using a wiki, starting with management teams in part three of this ‘What is a Wiki‘ series. 5 Ways Managers Can Use a Wiki Confluence is built […]
GreenHopper Release – Scope Change and User Story Swimlanes
Before we get into the brilliant improvements to the Rapid Board for Scrum teams, check out this new video: http://youtu.be/v41Z7eOxMZ0 GreenHopper, Bamboo and Jira work together wonderfully to support Agile teams: Teams can see the full build history for any user story, There is automated testing of all new story branches as they are created, […]
Atlassian SF – a great place to bike
Atlassian and five other stellar companies — AirBnB, Veritable Vegetable, Rackspace, Levi’s and Zynga — were recognized for making it easy for their employees to bike to work, and in doing so, attracting high-quality employees. It was all part of a San Francisco City Hall press conference today for the annual Bike to Work Day where the San Francisco Bicycle […]
Team Calendars 2.2 Gets Agile with Integrated GreenHopper Sprint Calendars
We’re often asked by other Atlassians, ‘Does Team Calendars have a release this month?’. To which we satisfyingly respond with another question: Does Atlassian’s beer cart roll around every Friday at 4 PM? We don’t mean to be rude, or arrogant, but we’re proud of our dev speed, and it’s turned us into a confident lot. This is our […]
CodeCache is full. Compiler has been disabled.
When I was timing how long it takes Jira 5.0.1 to reach a steady state for GC & code compilation with JDK 1.6.0_26 for a GC tuning guide; I noticed a log message that I’d never seen before: [cc lang=’text’]Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: CodeCache is full. Compiler has been disabled. Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit […]
(Guest Post) Implement Role-Based Jira Dashboards to Keep a Process Flowing
This is a guest blog by Dan Mihalache, a Jira and Confluence expert with a passion for designing, implementing and optimizing processes. Dan is a senior project manager at Murex, a leader in software development for trading, risk management and processing solutions. The Process Roadmap What makes Jira a great tool for me is that […]
Hipchat and Confluence Take Team Communication to the Next Level
Instant Messaging is an effective means for quickly communicating with your team and sharing information. It’s more immediate than email, but less distracting then tapping your co-worker on the shoulder to ask a question. Hipchat offers instant messaging via both private one-on-one chats and group chats – allowing for either private conversations or team discussions – a perfect communication […]
AtlasCamp EU Videos Now Online!
For those who missed the event, the AtlasCamp Europe 2012 videos are now online. This AtlasCamp was our first ever developer event in Europe and it was a smashing success. Thanks for all who made it possible. Here are the talks: Keynote — Jean-Michel Lemieux, VP of Engineering, Atlassian All About the Marketplace — Jonathan […]
What is a Wiki Part II: 10 Reasons to Use a Wiki
Last week we revealed the truth about wikis, busting 14 wiki myths. Today we take a look at 10 reasons why you should use a wiki, one in particular, Confluence. 10 Reasons to Use a Wiki #1 Get More Done, Together Get the best people on the right tasks and produce better overall results by […]
I See You’re Not Automating Your Deploys… Would You Like To?
More and more teams are advancing from continuous integration into some flavor of continuous delivery, and the rise of provisioning and deploy tools makes it easier than ever to get started. While every team’s delivery pipeline will look a little different, there are some things that apply across the board. I sat down with Andrew […]
Sourcetree 1.4 – Stash’s Trusty Sidekick
Sherlock Holmes and Watson, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Batman and Robin. Every hero has a trusty sidekick to complement his/her talents and form a kick-ass team. With the recent release of Sourcetree 1.4, we can now say that it’s no different at Atlassian with Sourcetree and Stash, Atlassian’s Git repo management tool for the enterprise. Holy Sourcetree, […]
Landscape Your Wiki with Ad hoc Canvas
This is a guest post by Roberto Dominguez, founder and President of Comalatech, creators of Ad hoc Workflows, a tool that provides content approvals and tasks management to Confluence. Roberto introduces Ad hoc Canvas, a new add-on that brings new ways to visualize and organize your content. Landscaping Your Wiki with Ad hoc Canvas It’s common wisdom […]