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Ep. #65, Simplifying Tracing with Sophie DeBenedetto of GitHub

Nov 21, 2023
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Sophie DeBenedetto
In this episode, Jess and Martin talk with Sophie DeBenedetto from GitHub about observability, tracing, the BEAM ecosystem, and the Elixir language. They discuss the value of developers taking ownership of their code in production, the origins of the actor model and OTP, confusion in open telemetry, the challenges of adopting observability, and the importance of observability in managing complex systems.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Exploring Observability and the Beam Programming Community
04:02 • 3min
3
Origins of the Actor Model in Telecom and its Application in Solving Problems of Fault Tolerance and Scale
06:47 • 2min
4
Naming Confusion and Observability in Open Telemetry
08:28 • 8min
5
Challenges of Adopting Observability and Open Telemetry
16:57 • 16min
6
The Importance of Observability and Getting Involved
33:00 • 3min