OTel Me More: OpenTelemetry Project News – Vol 15

OpenTelemetry Project News

• Want to improve observability in iOS? There is now a Swift implementationSwift implementation of OpenTelemetry! This repository is looking for active maintainers and reviewers

• OpenTelemetry Python v0.4OpenTelemetry Python v0.4 is now available! The v0.4 spec includes a fully working metric pipeline with Prometheus exporters, named tracers, and several extensions including dbapi, MySQL, and psycopg2

• Featured Issues:

  • OpenTelemetry-Collector #482: Add E2E test for Zipkin formatAdd E2E test for Zipkin format

  • OpenTelemetry-Collector #557: Doc: add section about using env vars on config fileDoc: add section about using env vars on config file

Awesome Articles, Resources, and Links

• Observe 20/20 Boston FTW!Observe 20/20 Boston FTW!

• Lightstep’s Learning PortalLearning Portal offers resources for OpenTelemetry ranging from Getting Started guides to implementation best practices

Upcoming Conferences, Talks, and Live Events

• Catch Greg MeffordGreg Mefford on Feb 27-28 in Austin, TX

• Lightstep and Honeycomb team up for an OpenTelemetry workshop at QCon LondonQCon London on March 4th

• Kubecon EUKubecon EU. More details to come about the Day Zero OpenTelemetry workshop!

• Join us in Boston, MA on April 6 for Observe 20/20Observe 20/20, and make sure to check back for details on an OpenTelemetry workshop during the event

• Stay tuned to the OpenTelemetry Twitch channelOpenTelemetry Twitch channel for the weekly show ‘OpenTelemetry Tuesdays’ and event-specific livestreams

Want to Contribute?

• How to Start Contributing to OpenTelemetryHow to Start Contributing to OpenTelemetry (blog) by Austin Parker

• OpenTelemetry is an open source project with implementations in many different languages, so whether you prefer to work with PythonPython), find an issue and get started!

• Join the community on GitHubcommunity on GitHub

Interested in joining our team? See our open positions herehere.