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Discussion on: 8 Jenkins plugins I can't live without

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John Griffiths

Came here to say this.

I once read somewhere that they were blue instead of green by default as that is how Japanese traffic lights are. Not sure how true this is though.

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Adrian Kuper

It's the most likely explanation since Jenkins was created by Kohsuke Kawaguchi, a japenese developer. The japanese influence can also be seen in the Jenkins logo which displays the butler, Mr. Jenkins, on top of the japanese flag.