Tracing is For Everyone - Tracing User Events with GraphQL and OpenTelemetry

Explore the importance of tracing for front-end engineers in this 32-minute conference talk from CNCF. Learn how to set up your application for tracing with OpenTelemetry, focusing on GraphQL instrumentation and its comparison to other libraries. Discover the process of connecting front-end traces with backend systems, potential pitfalls to avoid, and the impact of tracing on user experience. Gain insights into leveraging observability tools for debugging issues in microservice-based applications, particularly from a front-end perspective. Understand how the emergence of OpenTelemetry for JavaScript is enabling more front-end developers to instrument their code effectively.

Tracing is For Everyone: Tracing User Events with GraphQL and OpenTelemetry - Nina Stawski, Splunk