Bitbucket
Bitbucket is a web-based Git and Mercurial (historically) repository hosting service owned by Atlassian, providing source code management, code review, and collaborative development features for software teams. It integrates tightly with other Atlassian products to offer a comprehensive…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2008
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Bitbucket was created to provide a centralized, web-based platform for version control and collaborative software development, particularly for teams using Mercurial (initially) and later Git. It aimed to address the challenges of managing source code, facilitating code reviews, and integrating with other development lifecycle tools in a more streamlined and accessible manner than self-hosted or fragmented solutions.
- Platforms
- windows (for Bitbucket Server - deprecated), linux (for Bitbucket Data Center), web
Related technologies
Notable users
- Spotify
- Many enterprises leveraging Atlassian's integrated suite
- Atlassian (internal use and product)
- Toyota
- Cisco