ZenHub’s new ‘Epics’ gives GitHub Issue tracking the facelift it’s always needed
GitHub is getting the facelift it deserves â and you secretly want â via ZenHub Epics.
Epics was created to make issue management in GitHub easier and lot nicer to look at, and a lot more friendly to work on. Rather than a static list of problems, developers will see a nicely laid out issues grid and a status bar to track progress. You can also rearrange the Issues list a bit, and comment on whatâs happening without ever leaving Epics.
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Interestingly enough, better issue visualization and handling was a requested feature in that âDear GitHubâ letter that circulated earlier this year. Their reasoning is that it would save time and allow for better communication.
ZenHub considers Epics competitive with JIRA, but points out it doesnât ask developers to leave GitHub (where theyâre typically spending quite a bit of time anyway). That should help with getting sidetracked (leave that for when your build is compiling).
It also works with ZenHubâs other tools like Boards, Burndown and Wiki, which the company says doubles GitHub usage for its customers. If youâve been lamenting GitHubâs Issue tracking interface, ZenHub Epics may be just what youâve been looking for. It doesnât change the functionality of Issue tracking at all, but itâs a lot nicer to look.
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