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OpenTelemetry Profiles Enters Public Alpha
Since OpenTelemetry first introduced Profiles, momentum has only grown towards building a unified industry standard for continuous production profiling, standing alongside traces, metrics, and logs. Today, the Profiling SIG is proud to announce that the Profiles signal has officially entered public Alpha, and we are ready for broader community use and feedback. Production profiling for all Continuously capturing low-overhead performance profiles in production is a technique that has been used for decades. It helps troubleshoot production incidents, improves user experience by making software faster and reduces computation costs by making the same work take less resources. Historically, the industry lacked a common framework and protocol for continuous profiling, even with formats like JFR and pprof being popular.
Write-Only Code
The article discusses the concept of "Write-Only Code," where a significant portion of production code may not be read or reviewed by humans. It suggests that while human involvement remains crucial for accountability, the nature of our work will increasingly focus on managing the outcomes of AI-generated code rather than direct code creation.
Simple Made Easy
Stop Asking Neurodivergent People to Change the Way They Communicate
The article discusses the communication challenges faced by neurodivergent (ND) individuals in the workplace, emphasizing that neurotypical (NT) people must also take responsibility for bridging the communication gap. It highlights the inadequacy of traditional career advice, which often places the burden on ND individuals to conform to NT communication norms, leading to misunderstandings and barriers to inclusion.
AI: The Holy Shit Gap
The article discusses the challenges of bridging the gap between advanced AI tools and the everyday experiences of users who may not fully understand their potential. The author reflects on their own journey from skepticism to realization of AI's capabilities, emphasizing the importance of meeting users where they are in their workflows. - Many people struggle to grasp the benefits of new tools, often feeling disconnected from the advancements being showcased. - The author acknowledges their re...
We’re Leaving Kubernetes
10 Attachment Style Questionnaire for Adults
"In the US They Think We're Communists!" The 70,000 Workers Showing the World Another Way to Earn a Living | The Guardian
Young people, in particular, are attracted to the notion of business and entrepreneurship going beyond just the pursuit of profit, but they “don’t know the co-operative possibility exists,” says Ana Aguirre,
Tokio - An asynchronous Rust runtime
Tokio is a runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust. It provides async I/O, networking, scheduling, timers, and more.
Staff Software Engineer Responsibilities
One of the biggest challenges with the Staff Software Engineer role is that you must influence without authority. How do you do this?