You're reading from Tools and Skills for .NET 8 Get the career you want with good practices and patterns to design, debug, and test your solutions 

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837635207

Length 778 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

.NET

Concepts

Cloud Native

Author (1):

Mark J. Price

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Introducing Tools and Skills for .NET

2. Making the Most of the Tools in Your Code Editor FREE CHAPTER

3. Source Code Management Using Git

4. Debugging and Memory Troubleshooting

5. Logging, Tracing, and Metrics for Observability

6. Documenting Your Code, APIs, and Services

7. Observing and Modifying Code Execution Dynamically

8. Protecting Data and Apps Using Cryptography

9. Building an LLM-Based Chat Service

10. Dependency Injection, Containers, and Service Lifetime

11. Unit Testing and Mocking

12. Integration and Security Testing

13. Benchmarking Performance, Load, and Stress Testing

14. Functional and End-to-End Testing of Websites and Services

15. Containerization Using Docker

16. Cloud-Native Development Using .NET Aspire

17. Design Patterns and Principles

18. Software and Solution Architecture Foundations

19. Your Career, Teamwork, and Interviews

20. Epilogue

21. Index

Logging, Tracing, and Metrics for Observability

This chapter is about logging, tracing, and monitoring with metrics, which are known as the pillars of observability.

Logging is the practice of recording events that happen within a system. Logs provide detailed information about system behavior, helping developers understand what went wrong and how to fix it. Logs can also track user actions, helping in understanding user behavior, which can help when debugging an issue. Logs also serve as a historical record of what has happened in the system, which is important for security audits and compliance.

Tracing involves following the flow of a request through the various components of a system. It helps pinpoint where and why a problem occurred, making it easier to diagnose and fix issues.

Metrics are numerical data points that measure various aspects of system performance and behavior. By collecting metrics over time, you can identify trends and patterns that may indicate underlying...