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Aug 22, 2024

Startup Presentation: Observability-driven development with OpenTelemetry

Adnan Rahić

Are passing tests masking silent failures in your microservices? Discover how observability-driven development with OpenTelemetry replaces unreliable mocks with real distributed traces to catch bugs before production.

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Bridging observability and testing with distributed tracing

Combining OpenTelemetry distributed tracing with trace-based testing helps technical teams catch microservice errors before they reach production.

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Troubleshooting asynchronous processes and silent failures

Correlating failing requests with distributed traces uncovers silent failures that slip past unit tests in asynchronous message queues.

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Identifying unmanaged external API failures via trace tests

Running trace-based HTTP tests that assert status codes enables teams to detect and isolate hidden errors in unmanaged external APIs.

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Implementing observability-driven development without data mocking

Observability-driven development replaces artificial mocking and black-box testing with tests built entirely upon actual system data.

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