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Improving the FTP tool
We have just released a feature for those of you using FTP, SVN/Git, and Tickets. We noticed an annoying problem related to the lack of traceability of changes between different servers. How does a...
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Scaling Agile with Continuous Delivery and Subversion [Video]
On November 15, Assembla and WANdisco presented a webinar Beyond Scrum: Scaling Agile with Continuous Delivery and Subversion. For those that did not get a chance to register or attend, the video and...
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Continuous Delivery vs Continuous Deployment vs Continuous Integration - Wait...
We have been writing a lot about Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration and have discussed Continuous Deployment in our blog series. If you are like most people these buzzwords are confusing...
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Which Git Workflow is Best? Mine of Course.
Git is the rage, we are all rushing to move over to it. But there is a critical problem, git allows for almost any workflow imaginable. I mean, I can use a straight svn style workflow with a master...
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Try the new Subversion code review and merge requests
Your Source/SVN tool now supports a modern code review and code contribution process. You can see it under the new "Review code" subtab. It is similar to the workflows enjoyed by git users to include...
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Assembla Touch for Android - Task & Project Management On The Go
Assembla is pleased to officially announce the release of Assembla Touch for Android, a free, full-featured app that brings Assembla's task and project management features to anyone with an Android...
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Continuous Deployment is Secure: How to Patch 3rd Party Apps Uber-Fast
Today, a high risk Security Bulletin was posted for Ruby on Rails. Assembla was able to process this request and patch within 3 hours from the posted bulletin. We did this working solely within our...
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Story tickets with subtasks / to-do lists
We just released a frequently requested feature - an implementation of Story tickets with subtasks. You can use the subtasks in a Scrum planning process, or you can use them as an informal to-do list....
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How 11 Companies are Scaling Agile
The Scalable Agile Design Group (SADG) is an informal group representing 11 companies plus Assembla, pulled together to share ideas about how Agile techniques can be scaled up to address large, complex...
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Tenderlove Keeps us Feeling Secure - How Assembla Applies Rails Security...
Two critical patches were released by Aaron Patterson on the RubyOnRails-Security Google Group - Unsafe Query Generations and Multiple Vulnerabilities in Parameters. Thanks Aaron Patterson. Assembla...
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New Ticket Metrics - Reports that are actually useful
The Tickets tool has an all new reporting UI. You can find it under the Metrics subtab of the tickets tool. This is a big leap forward for Assembla. Our old reports (ticket metrics) were not useful,...
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Perforce Endorses "Beyond Scrum"
At Assembla, we have been working on going "Beyond Scrum" with new techniques for continuous delivery and scaling an agile project. Our friends and technology partners at Perforce Software have joined...
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Assembla Introduces One Button Deploys and More
Have a complicated deploy process? Want to simplify and standardize? Assembla has just released a new tool, the SSH Tool. It allows you to run any command remotely on a server straight from...
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IAmA VP of Engineering at Assembla.com Ask Me Anything (AMA)
I talk to many Assembla Customers in a day, I figure that others can benefit from this direct communication with the VP of Engineering at Assembla. I am hosting an IAMA this Thursday, January 24th...
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Another Success Story for a Critical Update: Assembla Patched
January has been a good month for Rails patches. With the latest vulnerability released about 1 hour ago, we were quick again to patch our application. Again our internal process was instrumental in...
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Assembla: A Look Back at 2012 and a Peek into 2013
As 2013 ramps up, we wanted to take a moment to reflect and thank you for a successful 2012. Below are some notable improvements our team accomplished in 2012 and a preview of what’s to come in...
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The Cumulative Flow Diagram: Your Most Valuable Management Report?
The Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) is an extremely valuable management report. It gives you an “at a glance” picture of key process variables such as velocity, WIP and ticket cycle times. It can help...
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The Cumulative Flow Diagram, Part II
Cycle Times Warn You of Slowing ReleasesOne of our goals at Assembla is to help you release software more frequently. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to drive down the elapsed time between...
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Your Code: Accessible, Easy, Fast
We haven’t been blogging for a while, but that does not mean we haven’t been busy. As you have seen, one of the things we have been working on is rethinking how code is browsed and how to improve the...
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Here's the easiest way to collaborate with your designers and share your...
What is your usual way of prototyping? Forget the file handoff and the email mess of sending those HTML prototypes. Collaboration with Designers is made easy in Assembla. Just check out the render...
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