In this engaging third episode of our series, Dave Lucia returns to delve into the various systems that support small and medium-sized teams and companies for their Elixir systems. Dave shares insights gained from a range of situations including working at startups on up to Series C and D sized companies, with a particular focus on the critical role of observability tools. Drawing on his extensive experience, Dave discusses how these tools can greatly enhance a team's ability to monitor and troubleshoot applications, ensuring high performance and reliability. Tune in for a comprehensive look at the essential systems and tools that can make a tangible difference in the day-to-day operations of Elixir-powered organizations, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/193 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/193)
Elixir Community News
- https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1762921819776934146 (https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1762921819776934146?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim has teased a new feature for Elixir 1.17 which may include a mix test flag --breakpoints for debugging failed tests.
- https://gleam.run/news/gleam-version-1/ (https://gleam.run/news/gleam-version-1/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.0 has been released, marking the language's stability and readiness for production with a commitment to maintain backwards compatibility.
- https://github.com/underjord/entrace (https://github.com/underjord/entrace?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Lars Wikman shared his work on the Entrace tracing project, offering easier tracing support to applications.
- https://github.com/underjord/entracelivedashboard (https://github.com/underjord/entrace_live_dashboard?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Entrac LiveDashboard was announced by Lars Wikman to add a tracing page to the LiveDashboard plugin.
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGxJUadP1CaaU6EnTwe7Hv76RnBLIiqT6SJLIBvncHcEzGRg/viewform (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGxJUadP1CaaU6EnTwe7Hv76RnBLIiqT6SJLIBvncHcEzGRg/viewform?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Call for Proposals for talks at ElixirConfUS is open, including information to book hotel rooms for the event taking place from August 28-30, 2024.
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Discussion Resources
- https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/75 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/75?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous interview with Dave Lucia talking about RabbitMQ and Commanded
- https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/97 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/97?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous interview with Dave Lucia talking about Avro and Elixir
- https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/129 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/129?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous interview with Dave Lucia talking about Time series data with Timescale DB
- https://Sentry.io (https://Sentry.io?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://www.servicenow.com/products/observability.html (https://www.servicenow.com/products/observability.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Observability tool formerly knowns as LightStep
- https://www.honeycomb.io/ (https://www.honeycomb.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/ (https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://github.com/open-telemetry (https://github.com/open-telemetry?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/signals/traces/ (https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/signals/traces/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://hex.pm/packages/opentelemetry (https://