We a current contest going with New Relic centered largely around observability, and it got me wanting to discuss observability in general.
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Announcing the New Relic Hack the Planet Contest!
Jess Lee for The DEV Team ・ Jan 28 '21
How do you develop a mental model around observability in software development? How do you teach new folks about observability?