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I was confused by the title. Apparently epics are a way to organize issues by themes across projects. GitHub doesn't have this concept, in case anyone else was

I was confused by the title. Apparently epics are a way to organize issues by themes across projects. GitHub doesn't have this concept, in case anyone else was wondering. https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/group/epics/ https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/group/epics/ https://github.community/t/epics-github-issues/1430 https://github.community/t/epics-github-issues/1430

orangejewce 5y ago
That's because github isn't trying to be a replacement for JIRA and source control for most teams.
- pilif 5y ago
  their latest updates to their project management features[1] launched as part of the "new" issues are totally going in that direction though. I'm unsure as to whether that's a good thing or not. 1) https://github.blog/2021-06-23-introducing-new-github-issues/ https://github.blog/2021-06-23-introducing-new-github-issues...
- tyingq 5y ago
  https://github.com/features/issues https://github.com/features/issues Scroll down to "break issues into actionable tasks", and they have an example that's even labeled as an "Epic". They are definitely headed in the same direction as Gitlab.
  - nefitty 5y ago
    Ah, thanks for pointing that out. I missed it on my quick check.
Karellen 5y ago
Huh. While trying to figure out the reasoning behind the name used, TIL that "epic" has acquired a new meaning of "(computing) In software development, a large or extended user story." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epic https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epic
- deleted 5y ago
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- tsimionescu 5y ago
  The name is an extension of '[user] story' - in literature, an epic is a collection of related stories (as in, The Epic of Gilgamesh), so they decided to call a collection of User Stories an Epic.
  - Karellen 5y ago
    Yes, that's what the definition I quoted said. ?
    - tsimionescu 5y ago
      I was trying to add to your definition, to explain where the name comes from, for anyone who hasn't seen this before.
bovermyer 5y ago
I didn't realize this wasn't common knowledge. It's been part of my everyday life for over ten years and several jobs. You can also add them to GitHub via ZenHub and other such tools.
- nefitty 5y ago
  To add to the confusion of the agile term, the lay term and the company name, I know epics as some part of the React state-management library, Redux Observable...
taneq 5y ago
Yeah, it's one of those Agile things.

orangejewce 5y ago

That's because github isn't trying to be a replacement for JIRA and source control for most teams.

pilif 5y ago
their latest updates to their project management features[1] launched as part of the "new" issues are totally going in that direction though. I'm unsure as to whether that's a good thing or not. 1) https://github.blog/2021-06-23-introducing-new-github-issues/ https://github.blog/2021-06-23-introducing-new-github-issues...
tyingq 5y ago
https://github.com/features/issues https://github.com/features/issues Scroll down to "break issues into actionable tasks", and they have an example that's even labeled as an "Epic". They are definitely headed in the same direction as Gitlab.
- nefitty 5y ago
  Ah, thanks for pointing that out. I missed it on my quick check.

Karellen 5y ago

Huh. While trying to figure out the reasoning behind the name used, TIL that "epic" has acquired a new meaning of "(computing) In software development, a large or extended user story." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epic https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epic

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tsimionescu 5y ago
The name is an extension of '[user] story' - in literature, an epic is a collection of related stories (as in, The Epic of Gilgamesh), so they decided to call a collection of User Stories an Epic.
- Karellen 5y ago
  Yes, that's what the definition I quoted said. ?
  - tsimionescu 5y ago
    I was trying to add to your definition, to explain where the name comes from, for anyone who hasn't seen this before.

bovermyer 5y ago

I didn't realize this wasn't common knowledge. It's been part of my everyday life for over ten years and several jobs. You can also add them to GitHub via ZenHub and other such tools.

nefitty 5y ago
To add to the confusion of the agile term, the lay term and the company name, I know epics as some part of the React state-management library, Redux Observable...

taneq 5y ago

Yeah, it's one of those Agile things.