Exhausted from constant changes

[Karri Adkins]

Anyone exhausted from managing the constant changes and unclear documentation when it comes to changes with this platform?

It has been just a slew of changes in this last year alone.  

I am so fatigued with the changes and trying to manage users with these changes, is just simply exhausting. 

#exhaustedofatlassianchanges

[Kristian Klima]

HI @Karri Adkins 

I know what you mean - you wake up, start Confluence and things changed... 

In my company, we release every two weeks, and our documentation process is set up in such a way that we document every single update. In my industry, it borders on continuous delivery and it seems the be the name of the game today (social media management tool where you MUST react to whatever any given social network changes...)

On the other hand, as a tech / documentation writer, I'm kinda happy with most of the updates.

Updates don't break things (there are bugs once in a while but that's not exclusive to this delivery method). The tool is evolving and improving. Other options that I have are tools that cost way more and still feel like it's 1998, or DIY 'open source' setups that bring updates with which you never know if they break one of the 5 tools that you strapped together to get the 50% of Confluence features :) 

It may sound like choosing the lesser of many evils but all things considered... it's not that bad.

[Sarp Egemen]

Hi @Karri Adkins ,

I understand that constant changes can be overwhelming, and It's hard to keep up in a world where time is limited and, unfortunately, days only have 24 hours.

The tech industry’s pitfall is that it changes constantly. What we once called best practices quickly become outdated within a few years.

I would say Atlassian is good about announcing changes and informing users if you know where to look, but you are right that perhaps greater visibility is needed.

On the other hand, I find changes quite lovely. Although initially hard to adapt, once you brush up on your skills, you feel refreshed and discover a new side of the product you haven't seen before.

All in all, no one can keep track of every change, and there’s no shame in that. I think what counts is learning how to learn.