Re:GitHub and Jira Software Integration
by wonderwonder on Friday October 05, 2018 @09:43AM
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So your argument is that JIRA is too good and gives the user too much freedom to do what they want? Software is a tool, it is there to do what the user wants, a good tool does not limit the user. Organizational processes are just that, those selected by the org.
JIRA is successful because it is a good tool that gives power to the users. Anyone is free to build a competitor to JIRA, but I would argue that if the developer limits it and forces the client to use their preferred process methodology that they will likely fail.
Just my opinion. I have only been using JIRA for a few weeks now, have had no issues. Nothing amazing about it and nothing terrible. It does the job. Its just a tool. How its used is up to the user.
Re:GitHub and Jira Software Integration
by closeparen on Friday October 05, 2018 @11:43AM
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“The user” is not a monolithic entity. JIRA transfers power from labor to management. Obviously a certain kind of management loves that, but as a worker, it’s in your interest to stay away.
Of course you can use JIRA as just a tool, but it tends to take on a life of its own, becoming central to his work is allocated and performance is assessed.
JIRA is a software product but also a social institution, an organizational philosophy. Sure, you can have the software without the attitude or vice versa, but use of JIRA is still a (weak) negative signal about the quality of an employer.
Turns out that the main thing protecting employee autonomy is the logistical difficulty of micromanagement. JIRA "solves" that problem.