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3 reasons traces are better than metrics for debugging your application
Introduction Today I'll talk about the superiority of traces for understanding your system state and investigating problems. Traces excel at debugging your application due to several inherent properties. The granularity of traces provides a distincti...
Tests you love to read, write and change
Enhancing test longevity and maintainability through centralized abstractions and focused tests
Automated telemetry capture via Python bytecode modification
The pursuit of capturing application telemetry automatically
That time PostgreSQL said "no thanks, I don't need your index"
Explore our journey of optimizing PostgreSQL queries: from stubborn index rejections to achieving a 70x speed improvement with strategic adjustments
Solving like Sherlock: A 15 minute case with Observability
A story of how better Observability reduced our investigation to a mere 15 minutes.
Observability improvements for the curious newcomer - Part 1
Introduction Observability is a great vehicle for lowering the bar to understanding and supporting production systems for all, regardless of company or professional tenure. A system that emits enough useful and thoughtful telemetry enables system com...