September 2023

Don't do changes to Jira without thinking.

#Jira #bestpractices

Why people hesitate moving away from Excel?

#Jira #bestpractices

Yes, we are building a Jira alternative. Do you want to get involved?

#OpenSource #Jira

Start with a simple website.

#Website

Time to go through the updates from the @atlassian ecosystem #BitbucketCloud #TeaWithRavi #AtlassianUpdates

New features coming to Bitbucket Cloud

This week I just have one significant update and that is about new features on Bitbucket Cloud. You can read about those updates here. One this page you will find some new AI based features to add comments and also related to code review.

Doing Jira customisations is not enough.

#Jira #bestpractices

Gone are the days when we used to modify velocity files and insert JavaScript.

#Jira #bestpractices

Do you really need all those scripts? Don't automate everything in Jira, just because you can.

#ScriptRunner #bestpractices

Do you use desktop notifications with Org Mode?

#Emacs #OrgMode

I use libreoffice but let me share my experience.

#libreoffice

Thinking of publishing a book?

#publishbook

Should you invest time in learning ScriptRunner for Jira for Data Center.

#CareerAdvice #ScriptRunner

It is very important to agree and publish the usage of various issue types in Jira.

#JiraTips #JiraBestPractices

Full video: https://youtu.be/PlAcZHGsEFI

It is not possible to sort issues based on the issue links. For example you may want to display issue-1 blocking issue-2 on top of your Kanban board.

#GetAnswers #IssueLinks

Let us discuss how to get your first client.

#freelancing #startbusiness #firstclient

Not sure how much money you should charge your clients? Let me help you calculate your day rate.

#freelancing #contracting #dayrate

Thinking of leaving your job to start freelancing?

#freelancing #contracting

Yes, it is possible to make the content in your PDF uncopyable.

#convert #pdf

How do you measure a successful deployment of Jira in your organisation or a new team?

#JiraTips

Always create a simple start here document listing links to common sections in Jira.

#JiraBestPractices #StartHere

Are you ensuring that the resolution is automatically set when the issue is close, resolved or done?

#JiraBestPractices #Resolution

Let us go through the updates from the @atlassian ecosystem #TeaWithRavi #AtlassianUpdates #AIAMA #Codegeist2023 #IncreasedSLAGoals #AtlassianAnalyticsGoogleSheets

Codegeist Unleashed 2023

Your epic may have issues from multiple projects and that too with subtasks as well. How would you show all this in one view?

#GetAnswers #EpicIssues

I have been using Zathura which is a terminal based utility to view pdf files for few years now. Let me share my experience.

#zathura #pdf

It is possible to have a proper career in Open Source.

#OpenSource #Consulting

Have you agreed on the definition of various issues types?

#JiraBestPractices #IssueTypes

There is no convenient way to display a message to the users within a project but you can also use project links.

#JiraBestPractices #ProjectLinks

Do you create multiple stories for dev, build, test and deploy or keep the same story open?

#GetAnswers #Stories

Not a good idea to use Jira to only send emails and Slack messages.

#JiraBestPractices #notifications

Full video: https://youtu.be/Cw8FLO0ya8Q

It is a bad idea to update issues on behalf of others.

#JiraBestPractices #UpdateIssues

It is possible to delegate and even automate project creation in Jira.

#JiraBestPractices #ProjectCreation

Full video: https://youtu.be/jrYbx-3Px9A

Let us discuss if it is possible to configure the create linked issue screen.

#GetAnswers #LinkedIssueScreen

Let me share my experience of using an Indian SIM in the UK.

#MoveToUK #IndianUKSIM

I have been using Logitech c920 for few years now and I have two of these because it is a really nice camera.

#Logitech #c920

I am now thinking of using my unused intel NUC as a Retro Arch gaming station.

#IntelNUC #RetroArch

Sometimes it is much better and convenient to start a new project instead of cleaning up the old ones.

#JiraTips #newproject

Full video: https://youtu.be/_ntCV6m7TFo

What will you do if youe Jira instance is down?

#JiraBestPractices #JiraBackups

There is no point of using Jira if you are only using it to send emails and slack messages.

#JiraBestPractices #Notifications

To track changes to the date field you need to look in the change history manager and fetch the previous value.

#GetAnswers #DateFieldChanges

Bluetooth mouse doesn't really connect easily to my ThinkPad T14 running Arch.

#Arch #Bluetooth

I have been using this script for the last couple of year to show my webcam, zoom in and zoom out.

#shell #webcam #zoomin #zoomout

Script: https://github.com/tom-on-the-internet/webcam

Thinking of buying ThinkPad x220, let me answer some of the questions you asked me about it.

#ThinkPad #x220

Dependencies are not enforced in Jira, they are links. Let us discuss how you can handle Finish to Finish dependencies.

#GetAnswers #FinishToFinish