JetBrains, maker of IntelliJ IDEA and other application development tools, announces the release of YouTrack 2.0, a more customizable version of its bug and issue tracking system.
JetBrains, a maker of development tools intended to enhance productivity such
as IntelliJ IDEA, on May 26 announced the release of YouTrack 2.0, a more
customizable version of its bug and issue tracking system.
YouTrack offers time savings for both bug submitters and development teams,
according to JetBrains, which said rapid issue reporting is complemented by
native-language-like search queries and batch operations on multiple issues
from the command window.
In its second major release, YouTrack 2.0 adds custom issue attributes that
JetBrains said help development teams easily adapt the bug tracker to their
specific needs and migrate existing projects from other issue trackers.
YouTrack 2.0 also "introduces flexible access control by letting you
strengthen permissions for individual issues that might contain nonpublic data,"
without limiting access to the whole project, the company said. Yet, YouTrack
remains focused on being "an intelligent, keyboard-centric and easy-to-use
issue tracker, packing the majority of its functionality in just two controls:
a search box and command window," Jura Gorohovksy of JetBrains wrote on
the YouTrack Issue Tracker blog May 26.
"Someone once said that a product is well designed when you use it
without thinking about what makes it so good," YouTrack Team Lead Vadim
Gurov said in a statement. "That's our goal in making YouTrack, too. If
you want to spend less time on reporting and processing bugs, YouTrack is
probably for you. And with the latest security and customization enhancements,
it not only improves your performance but also fully adapts to your team's
needs."
JetBrains said YouTrack 2.0 users can: "Create and manage custom
attributes, and adjust their visibility; perform batch operations
programmatically with [the] YouTrack REST API;
tune visibility for individual issues that might contain nonpublic data; submit
issues from any Web page-without even opening YouTrack, via the Create Issue
bookmarklet; utilize extended JetBrains TeamCity integration; [and] import existing
projects from JIRA 4.1."
Gorohovksy added to this list that users can also "find and filter
issues faster, thanks to enhanced query-based search syntax, auto-completion
and highlighting; ... [and] handle issues more intuitively, in a redesigned
user interface."
YouTrack 2.0 is available in three editions. The first is the Starter
Edition, which the company said is is "the best fit for small teams."
This edition is limited to 10 projects and 10 user accounts. It doesn't support
LDAP authentication and is priced at $149. The Professional Edition is targeted
at midsize teams. It is limited to 20 projects and 20 user accounts. It does
not support LDAP authentication and is priced at $300. The final edition is the
Enterprise Edition, which the company said provides everything a large team
needs, including full functionality for any number of projects and users. The
Enterprise Edition is priced at $1,200.
All editions come with one year of free technical support and upgrades.
JetBrains also has announced a summer offer of 25 percent off on all of the
above product editions.
To learn more about the latest additions and enhancements, go to:
www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/whatsnew?yt2pr. YouTrack is available for a free
60-day evaluation.
Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.
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