Hi everyone! My name is Aryan Lohia, and I am a Product Marketing Intern on the Ecosystem Marketing Team. I wanted to reach out and ask all of you for a favor.
I’m launching a new content series: Code Campfire. We’re interviewing developers who build Atlassian apps to find out what makes them tick and how they got where they are today. Think of it like meeting a new friend and hearing about their story — only on the developer blog instead of over a coffee.
The only criteria to participate is that you’ve built an Atlassian app — that’s it! We want to highlight a variety of experiences, whether you’re new to software development or you remember the glory days of BASIC.
Here are a few sample interview questions to get your ideas flowing:
How did you come up with the idea of building your app? What problems do you hope to solve for your customer?
If you had to explain your app in a haiku, how would you do it?
Tell us about a bug that almost had you beat, and then how you solved it.
What does being a developer mean to you? How did you get started?
Did you learn any unexpected skills while on your way to the Atlassian Marketplace?
Is there a person who helped you get where you are today in your career?
What drives you and motivates you to build (Atlassian) apps?
If you’re interested in participating, leave a comment with your name and the link to your Atlassian Marketplace app down below. Also, tell us what makes your app unique!
I’ll get in touch about the next steps to create and publish your story. I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you!
Hi @AryanLohia ,
happy to talk about my experience building Jira Misc Workflow Extensions (JMWE), an app built by a single developer that remained in the top 5 best selling apps for both Jira Server/DC and Jira Cloud for years.
The app is the original Jenkins integration app for all Jira flavours that started out as a hobby in 2008 to overcome integration shortcomings I faced.
Hi @AryanLohia !
We will be delighted to volunteer!.
What makes Projectrak unique?
Project tracking; Issues are in Jira but project data are in Projectrak, without Projectrak, projects in Jira are just a box of issues.
One thing I would note, there are many talented developers in the ecosystem that are not necessarily the original app author. There are dozens working on ScriptRunner
Given the requirements of this initial series, I’ll see if I can lure @jechlin out of his superyacht
Markdown Macro is unique because I actually wrote the v1 as a participant of ship-it when I worked at Atlassian, and then got a license from Atlassian to operate the app after I left the company.
ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud is unique in allowing customers to build custom integrations between Jira and any internet accessible 3rd party service. I think it also has one of the largest customer bases on Forge too.
Microsoft 365 for Jira brings your teams together. The app facilitates seamless communication and collaboration between Jira and Microsoft tools. Moreover, we’d love to talk about our development strategy and roadmap next to the Code Campfire.
I do believe that at Elements we have some interesting stories to tell about developing our recent Forge app and also about one interesting project (in progress) that we are building with Connect on Forge.
Hi Anton!
Apologies for the late response, but we would love to interview you for your app! We would need to hear a response from you by the end of the day Friday if you are interested. Please book a time on my calendar for an interview: Calendly - Aryan Lohia
Leo
Our Atlassian app is the projectdoc Toolbox, and you can find more information about here:
Nar