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