• @theyllneverfindmehere
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    344 hours ago

    For those complaining about Jira… I used to be one of you. After changing jobs and using several alternatives, I am begging to be back on Jira. Manage Engine is currently the bane of my existence.

    • @[email protected]
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      173 hours ago

      That might very well be the case, however, why are all of these apps so incredibly bad?

      Jira especially seems like the definition of feature creep. It’s more bloated than a lactose intolerant child after a tub of ice cream.

      • @[email protected]
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        102 hours ago

        Because having more ticked boxes than the competition sells. Doesn’t matter if it’s of any relevance.

    • @[email protected]
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      73 hours ago

      I also wonder if people complaining about Jira are still on Jira Server. Jira Cloud is a much nicer experience. Certainly not perfect, but I’ve yet to see an actual viable alternative (once worked someplace that tried to move all project management to Gitlab… 🤮).

    • @TrickDacy
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      33 hours ago

      Did you ever try Pivotal Tracker? 🤮

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        143 minutes ago

        That seriously has to be the worst product I have ever used. I don’t understand how it’s still around.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 hours ago

          Oh God. Those are the 2 worst ones. They are mainly used for IT tickets, not for developing software. Jira isn’t the worst, but it does lack basic features. It’s just when companies use Jira you just know you are going to have to deal with a bunch of PMs who all they care about is velocity.

          There are so many other simplified alternatives these days. Basecamp is one.

        • @TrickDacy
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          22 hours ago

          You are lucky. I’ve never used those but I can tell you that PT is a huge piece of shit. The UI is among the worst ever. My go-to example for why I hate it is that you can literally be working on a ticket, reading it or writing in it, and if another coworker does something to it that causes it to move positions in the board or list, the fucking thing will literally disappear from your screen in front of your eyes. It feels like the designers have never used software before.