As Atlassian continues to evolve, Jira Cloud has become the clear focus for the future. For developers and consultants looking to build powerful, scalable, and modern Jira apps, learning Node.js is no longer optional — it’s essential.

In 2024, I shared my thoughts on whether Jira professionals should invest their time in learning Jira Data Center and ScriptRunner for Jira. Back then, my advice was influenced by Atlassian’s strong push toward Jira Cloud, which they’ve clearly stated is their long-term focus.

Reopening old bugs might seem like a quick fix, but in reality, it can cause confusion, mess up reports, and create long-term issues in bug tracking. In this post, we’ll explore why reopening old issues is a common mistake, why it happens, and the better alternative to manage recurring bugs.

Here’s a quick rundown of some important updates from the Atlassian ecosystem this week. These changes may seem small individually, but together they reflect how Atlassian is steadily improving its tools — and why we, as Jira admins and consultants, need to stay on top of them.

When working with Jira, one often-overlooked factor is project size. Over the years, we’ve seen projects containing millions of issues — and while Jira can technically handle them, projects that large can introduce performance challenges, complicate reporting, and make ongoing management unnecessarily difficult.