Jira Is Turing-Complete
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Proves Jira is Turing-complete, clever and relevant to developer experience.
Summary
A formal proof demonstrates Jira's automation language is Turing-complete by implementing a Minsky register machine using Epics, linked issues, and workflow transitions. The construction uses issue creation/deletion for INC/DEC operations and JQL-conditioned rules for conditional branching, with a working addition machine that adds 2+3=5. A Fibonacci sequence machine further shows practical computation, though it hits Jira Cloud's 10-trigger chain-depth cap requiring manual re-triggering.