Why LicenseGuard Went Free, and Pre-flight Checklist Became the Flagship
We made LicenseGuard free and handed the flagship spot to Pre-flight Checklist. The real reason is a Jira API that doesn't do what it claims, not a pricing epiphany.
The Connect Cliff Is Closer Than the Marketplace Leaderboard Suggests
Half the paid apps in the Atlassian Marketplace are still on Connect. The migration to Forge is harder than the migration guide implies, the timeline is shorter than vendors are pricing in, and a meaningful number of apps probably should not migrate at all.
What Shipping Atlassian Plugins Taught Us About Building for Other People's Platforms
Building inside someone else's ecosystem is a different discipline to building your own product. Here is what we learned the hard way.
Jira Custom Fields: The Hidden Performance Cost Nobody Warns You About
Custom fields are the easiest thing to add in Jira and one of the most expensive. Here is why your instance slows down as the field count grows, and what to do about it.
Forge vs Connect in 2026: Connect Is Ending. Here Is What That Changes
Atlassian ends support for Connect on 31 January 2027. For new apps the choice is made, and for existing Connect apps the question is no longer whether to move to Forge, but how. Updated October 2026.
Building Atlassian Plugins That Scale: Lessons from the Marketplace
After shipping multiple plugins to the Atlassian Marketplace, here are the architectural patterns and hard-won lessons we wish we had known from day one.