Observability is for your unknown unknowns (Interview)

Christine Yen (co-founder and CEO of Honeycomb) joined the show to talk about her upcoming talk at Strange Loop titled “Observability: Superpowers for Developers.” We talk practically about observability and how it delivers on these superpowers. We also cover the biggest hurdles to observability, the cultural shifts needed in teams to implement observability, and even the gains the entire organization can enjoy when you deliver high-quality code and you’re able to respond to system failure with resilience.

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Featuring:

• Christine Yen – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

“testing is for known knowns, monitoring is for known unknowns, observability is for unknown unknowns” – Jez Humble

• Check out Strange Loops’ impressive lineup of speakers this year
• Observability: Superpowers for Developers
• Framework for an observability maturity model

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