Tasktop Newsletter - April 2010


There have been several exciting new developments recently in the Tasktop Community, including new connectors for VersionOne and ThoughtWorks Studios' Twist and Cruise products. Tasktop CEO Mik Kersten is presenting Mylyn for PHP developers and Tasktop will have a booth at the Collabnet Virtual Conference. If you can't attend these webinars don't forget that our growing collection of best practices blogs and introductory videos are always available. Read on for more news, events, and tips.

Introducing the VersionOne Connector

Tasktop Pro now includes a Tasktop Certified Connector for users of the VersionOne Team, Enterprise, and Ultimate on-premise and on-demand products. The VersionOne Connector provides automatic time tracking and allows users to submit time without leaving the IDE. Learn More.


New Connectors for ThoughtWorks: Twist and Cruise

This newly released connector integrates Tasktop Pro with ThoughtWorks Studios' three flagship products, Mingle (project management), Cruise (release management) and Twist (test automation) providing tight integration across the entire product suite. Check out Mingle's Murmur feature, which makes the IDE more social by broadcasting task-relevant updates to the team. Learn More.


Tasktop Pro wins Best RCP App Award

We're proud to have received the award for Best RCP App from the Eclipse Foundation this year at EclipseCon. This award was evaluated by a panel of judges focusing on user interface quality, innovation, and completeness. View Award.


Webinar: Task-focused programming for PHP developers - April 14th

Mik Kersten, creator and lead of the Eclipse Mylyn project, and Roy Ganor, Zend Studio and PDT Project Lead, join forces to present Mylyn's productivity boosting approach to PHP developers. Register for the live webinar scheduled for April 14 at 9:00 am PDT.


CollabNet Virtual Conference - April 15th

Visit Tasktop at CollabNet's Virtual Conference, where we'll be focusing on Tasktop's integrations with CollabNet TeamForge and ScrumWorks Pro, for a chance to win a $50 Starbucks card. After visiting our booth join us on April 15th from 1:00pm to 1:30pm, where you'll be able to chat live with Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop Technologies. Register

 

JAX 2010 Conference - May 3-7th

Tasktop CEO Mik Kersten will be speaking at the JAX 2010 conference in Mainz, Germany. His talks include "Mylyn 3.4: from Stack Trace to Scrum" (details) and "From Tasks to Tweets: Social Collaboration for Developers" (details). We still have a few slots available for client meetings at the conference. If you are interested in meeting with Mik or other members of the Tasktop team at the conference, please contact us.

 

Update: ClearQuest Early Access Program

Accessing ClearQuest and ClearCase directly from your Eclipse-based IDE has never been easier. Through our partnership with IBM, we've dramatically simplified installation and configuration of these Connectors, which do not require upgrades to existing servers. We've had an overwhelming response to the Early Access program but we're able to extend the limited number of participants. There is no cost to join the EA program and we provide any necessary resources for installation and configuration. The EA program will end soon. To take advantage of this invitation, please contact us.


Mouseless Tasking

Tasktop Pro works hard to eliminate extra clicks and keystrokes from your work day. Want to eliminate the mouse from your task activation workflow? Press CTRL + F9 and a dialog will appear that allows you to select a task to activate (pictured). This list is particularly helpful for starting recently worked on tasks, as they appear at the top.

Mylyn in Bite-Sized Chunks

Marc Esher, a thought leader amongst ColdFusion developers, is passionate about developer productivity. Marc has published a series of short, punchy blog posts explaining how and why to use Mylyn to optimize your work day and include video clips that illustrate each lesson. We highly recommend taking a look regardless of what language you use. View Marc's Posts

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