Episode #9 - Tools - BitBucket vs GitHub

BitBucket is Atlassian's offering that encapsulates Git.  They have an entire suite of products that enable end-to-end collaboration.

It has a lot of the same features as GitHUb:
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- It is built on top of Git.
- It is used for source code mgmt.
- It has pull requests to facilitate code reviews.
- It has branching and merging.
- It has forking.
- It has webhooks.

But it also has other features as well:
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- It is directly integrated with Atlassian's other tools (Jira (task tracking), Confluence (Collaboration), Crowd (LDAP)).
- It provides a tighter structure to its repositories.
- It provides tighter security through it's integration with Crowd.
- It facilitates collaboration through its integration with Jira and Confluence.
- It provides end-to-end tracking when a branch is created from a Jira ticket.

Pros:
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- It can be hosted in Atlassian's cloud environment or it can be on-prem at your company.
- It has a high availability Data Center version.
- It has unlimited repositories for free for up to 5 users.
- Is is supposed to have better searching but we have found it lacking in regards to wildcard searches.
- You can import your code from more SCM systems than GitHub.
- Powerful Jira integration can update Jira ticket status on BitBucket commit.
- Offers in-line comments directly in the code review window.
- Integrates directly with Trello.
- Integrates with Slack.
- Better pricing (GitHub private repos can be pricey).
- Powerful ACL thanks to integration with Crowd (think LDAP server with groups).

Cons:
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- Smaller community
- Fewer plugins
- Wildcard searches

My Take:
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Using the Atlassian suite enables you to have end-to-end tracking of source code changes that starts with the entry of the requirement into a Jira ticket.

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