OpenTelemetry Project News
Project contributors have been hard at work on the OpenTelemetry cross-language specificationOpenTelemetry cross-language specification, with less than a month remaining until several upcoming launches:
As of September 1, an initial working version of compatibility between OpenTelemetry and the OpenTracing/OpenCensus projects is available.
The Tracing APITracing API also saw an Alpha release on September 1; feedback on further design and development is much appreciated!
With Tracing now in Alpha, the MetricsMetrics and ContextContext APIs are targeted for a September 15th Alpha release.
September 30th remains the target date for Alpha versions of the Go, C#, Python, Java, and server-side JavaScript (Node.js) SDKs.
New contributors are always welcome! Check out the Contributor GuideContributor Guide to get started.
Awesome Articles, Resources, and Links
Notes from Observability Roundtables: Capabilities deep-diveNotes from Observability Roundtables: Capabilities deep-dive by Peter Tuhtan
A Brief History of the Span: Hard to Love, Hard to KillA Brief History of the Span: Hard to Love, Hard to Kill by Ben Sigelman
If you're headed to KubeCon + CloudNativeConKubeCon + CloudNativeCon this November, be sure to check out the Observability Practitioners SummitObservability Practitioners Summit on Day Zero; passes can be added when you register for KubeCon or by logging into your existing registration profile
Tune in to OpenTelemetry TuesdaysOpenTelemetry Tuesdays on Twitch each week starting at 10am PT, co-hosted by me and Liz Fong-JonesLiz Fong-Jones
Interested in joining our team? See our open positions herehere.
September 9, 2019
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