Join us for a Developer AMA with Tim Pettersen

  1. I have often made comments about the fact that Atlassian messaging with regard to Forge and Connect is misleading. I have even asked wether or not It’s time to start being open to the idea that Forge may have been a mistake. What is your view on the positioning of forge and the fact that it is taking a big toll on the Marketplace Partner community?

  2. We are often told that a lot of decisions within Atlassian are data-driven. That means that changes that might seem like obvious and quick improvements to us partners will not get the attention they deserve. For instance [FRGE-515] - Ecosystem Jira created in Oct’21 which resulted in the decision to implement We're removing the allow access prompt for Forge apps which is tracked in the Removing the Need for User Consent Trello card, are not getting top priority because apparently the data tells us that the friction it causes with users is not big enough. In my experience, data driven product development can lead to a culture of fear / indecisiveness as people are reluctant to make decisions unless they have enough buy-in. Is this something you have experienced / recognise within Atlassian product management org? And if so, is this actively being addressed / is this something you are (trying to) address(ing)?

  3. Can you please shed some light on what the hell is happening with AtlasKit? Because the marketplace partner community is in an existential crisis over which frontend libraries to use

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