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Signals: Using Jira + Git Activity to Automatically Flag At-Risk Work

Aug 12, 2025 By GitKraken In GitKraken
Jira issue status is often...wrong. Or at least misleading. If you're a project, product, or engineering manager, you need something more reliable to understand if work is going to land in time (and what needs your attention). Using Signals, available in Git Integration for Jira Advanced Edition, you get an activity-based view of what's actually going on with Jira issues.
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"We're Done with Teams!": Why Europe's Break with Big Tech Matters for Developers

"We're Done with Teams!": Why Europe's Break with Big Tech Matters for Developers

Aug 12, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
As European governments from Denmark to Germany phase out Microsoft in favor of open-source alternatives, a quiet revolution is reshaping the global tech landscape. What does this mean for developers, and is digital sovereignty the future or just political theater? We spoke with Nikolay Gushchin, Senior Software Engineer at Marks & Spencer and Toptal consultant with over 8 years of experience building scalable systems for Fortune 500 companies, to understand how this shift impacts the development community and what it signals about the future of technology.
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Digital Literacy Skills Everyone Who Writes Essays Needs in 2025

Digital Literacy Skills Everyone Who Writes Essays Needs in 2025

Aug 8, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
In 2025, the art of essay writing has shifted far beyond pen and paper. Whether you're a student racing against a deadline or a professional crafting a research proposal, your success hinges on more than grammar and structure. Today's essay writers must master digital literacy to navigate evolving tools, sources, and expectations. It's not just about what you say; it's also about how fluently you work in digital spaces to say it.
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GitKraken Desktop 11.3: This is either a brilliant or terrible idea

Aug 5, 2025 By GitKraken In GitKraken
AI-powered commits? Rewriting your Git history? We know, it sounds unhinged. But in GitKraken Desktop 11.3, Commit Composer makes it possible to take messy WIP or past commits and turn them into a clean, logical story. In this video, we’ll show you how Commit Composer works, when to use it, and what it means for your workflow. What Commit Composer can do: Plus, we cover other new features in 11.3: Git Blog: gitkraken.com/blog.
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You're Writing Code Wrong: Start Telling Better Stories with Git

Aug 4, 2025 By GitKraken In GitKraken
What if your Git history could read like a great novel? In this talk from GitKon, Jason Gates (Senior Staff at Sandia National Labs) makes the case that software is storytelling...and Git is your medium. With references from The Hobbit to The Stormlight Archive, he shows how commit structure, messaging, and PR flow aren’t just best practices, they’re tools to help your team (and future you) understand what really happened.
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Scaling up Your Business? Here's How to Keep Your Business Agile

Scaling up Your Business? Here's How to Keep Your Business Agile

Jul 28, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Scaling a business can be one of the most exciting steps for any team, but it also brings a new level of complexity that can quickly slow things down if you're not prepared. Growth means more moving parts, more decisions, and more opportunities, but also more chances for bottlenecks and inefficiencies to creep in when you're trying to move fast.
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