Summary

In this chapter, we have learned how to work with different tools to monitor and improve our application. APM tools such as New Relic help in application performance monitoring, which is critical for any application. We learned how to integrate New Relic into our Django application. Getting 5xx errors in production is every developer’s nightmare, and error monitoring tools such as Rollbar and Sentry help in capturing and tracking bugs so that developers can fix them easily. We have also learned in this chapter how to integrate uptime monitoring tools that continuously monitor our application and inform us immediately if there is downtime.

It is important to know that in today’s application development process, writing code is the first part, and using the right tools for maintenance and communication is crucial. With so many third-party tools, it can be overwhelming for developers and other engineering leaders to track every tool, hence unifying all the communication...