Kayla Reopelle

Kayla Reopelle, a lead software engineer at New Relic, specializes in observability for Rails applications. She shares insights on how observability goes beyond debugging—it's about building reliable systems. Kayla explains the principles of OpenTelemetry, emphasizing its vendor-agnostic benefits. She discusses signs that your app might need better observability and ways to leverage telemetry for adaptive behaviors. With practical advice on metrics and logs, she encourages developers to experiment and take control of their application's health.