OTel
So, you think adding OTel to your program is like snapping some fancy Lego bricks together, huh? A bit of configuration magic, a sprinkle of auto-instrumentation, and voila – instant observability! Well, let’s just say you’re in for a surprise, my friend.
Now, before you toss your keyboard in frustration, let’s break down what OTel is. Think of it as a universal toolbox for collecting telemetry data from your application. OTel, in turn, is like your application’s internal monologue – traces of its execution, performance metrics, logs, and other whispers of its inner workings. OTel lets you shine that light into the darkest corners of your code base, revealing where things slow down, where errors sprout, and how your users interact with your creation.
Logs are not ready yet
The Logs SDK for Go is in development and we can follow the status on the official status page for the SDK: https://opentelemetry.io/status/. Therefore, the...