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The best stories related to our favorite topics from all over the Internet. Find links to the best news, blog posts and stories related to Leadership, Management, Design, Requirements, Development, Operations, Test, Security and Atlassian to mention some topics. Stories is a curated section where any story is welcome as long as it fit the categories and are considered useful and interesting to the community.
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The infrastructure behind AI search in Figma

To build AI search in Figma, we had to tackle a number of technical hurdles, including the challenge of generating and indexing billions of embeddings to power these features—while also keeping costs down.
At Config 2024, we introduced new AI-powered search features that allow you to search across all of the designs and published components in a team or organization. We had heard countless stories of users struggling to locate a specific design or component, especially when working across large organizations with complex design systems. Now with AI-powered search, you can find what you’re looking for using just a screenshot, selection of Figma layers, or even a text description.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Marketplace got a makeover

Whether you’re an org admin, power user, or new to the Atlassian Marketplace, exploring and discovering the multitude of apps available for various teams can be both overwhelming and time-consuming. However, with the new Marketplace experience, you can now more easily identify which apps are best suited for your teams.
Homepage Refresh
The homepage has a cleaner look in line with the new Atlassian branding—and boasts an updated navigation bar which includes Apps for products, Categories, and Resources to ease your app discovery and evaluation journey.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

50 fonts that will be popular with designers in 2025

Typography is a funny thing because while it's largely based on fundamental, eternal principles, it nonetheless continues to evolve year after year. Most notably, some of the best font foundries are constantly working to develop new typefaces and reinvigorate beloved classics.
With all these fabulous fonts in the ether, though, it's easy to miss out on a lot of the good stuff. So, we asked the Creative Boom community to highlight their favorite fonts going into 2025.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity

Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions and hide malicious activity.
Trend Micro said it detected "threat actors attempting to integrate EDRSilencer in their attacks, repurposing it as a means of evading detection."
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Critical Kubernetes Image Builder Vulnerability Exposes Nodes to Root Access Risk

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Kubernetes Image Builder that, if successfully exploited, could be abused to gain root access under certain circumstances.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9486 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been addressed in version 0.1.38. The project maintainers acknowledged Nicolai Rybnikar for discovering and reporting the vulnerability.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Stop Trying to Manage Employees Without Understanding Them — How to Build Relationships for Leadership Success

Here's something I've always believed: the better you know your team members, the easier it is to give them the support and freedom they need to be successful in their work.
At my last company, all of my direct reports were with me for at least eight years. We went through a significant portion of our lives together. My team members lost family members, had legal issues and fertility issues, got married, moved and divorced, and I saw it all. I also saw how all these things affected their performance in the office — some were temporary changes, while others were forever.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

15+ Best Icon Libraries of 2024

When it comes to choosing the best icon library for your next design or development project, FontAwesome often gets a lot of attention. However, in 2024, the market has evolved significantly, and several libraries have emerged as far superior options. These libraries offer more icons, better integration across various platforms, and enhanced customization options.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Variable Naming Best Practices in JavaScript

Like any other programming language, JavaScript relies heavily on well-structured and understandable code. One of the fundamental building blocks of clean JavaScript code is effective variable naming.
By adhering to certain best practices, you can significantly enhance the readability and maintainability of your JavaScript projects. Let’s dive into 12 sets of JavaScript variable naming guidelines.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

15 VS Code Tips and Tricks to Make Your Coding Experience Better

VS Code is the top choice for developers these days and I don't have to tell you why so.
If you are a VS Code user, let me share a few tips and tweaks that could improve your workflow and help your programming experience improve.
This collection is more than just the VS Code keyboard shortcuts that we discussed earlier. Although, several of the tips utilize shortcuts.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

From Atomic Design to Relativistic Interfaces

Today’s user interfaces are struggling to keep up with the complexities of our digital lives. They often remain static in a dynamic world, rigid in the face of diverse user needs, and disconnected from the intricate business domains they aim to serve. As we juggle multiple devices, switch between various contexts, and demand more from our digital tools, it’s clear that traditional UI design paradigms are reaching their limits.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

How to reduce cycle time with Jira

Cycle time is the time it takes for a task to go from "started" to "done." The shorter your cycle time, the quicker you're delivering value to your customers. Sounds simple! But for Agile development, cycle time is a lot more - it’s is like the heartbeat of your project. It’s a rythm that tells a lot about your team’s health and when it’s off, you need to take action ASAP.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Don't be a Confluence clueless: Watch Yuze’s user stories of this year’s Apptoberfest

We know there are a lot of videos regarding Apptoberfest, so which ones are yuzeful?

Well, you're in luck! When it comes to user stories, you're in good hands with Yuze—after all, her name is practically a guarantee of yuzefulness.

In Yuze’s user stories, she'll take you on a journey to discover how you can yuze your Confluence more efficiently with SubSpace Navigation for Confluence and Navitabs - Tabs for Confluence.
 
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

How to synchronize labels across your boards in Trello

Keeping your Trello boards organized is crucial for efficient project management. Labels play a big role in that organization, allowing you to categorize tasks visually. However, when working across multiple boards, maintaining label consistency can become a challenge. Manually recreating every label on every board can be time-consuming and tiresome.
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman

Collaboration Champion for Confluence to Supercharge Your Team Collaboration with a Fun Twist!

We’re excited to introduce the Collaboration Champion for Confluence plugin, bringing gamification to your Confluence content collaboration with an engaging PBL framework (Points, Badges, Leaderboards). Earn points, unlock badges, and climb the leaderboards to make daily tasks more motivating and fun!
Jimi Wikman
💫 Jimi Wikman