The OpenTelemetry Contributor Experience SIG recently surveyed the community to learn what it’s like to contribute to the project and what we can do to improve the contributor experience. The Contributor Experience Survey asked contributors for their thoughts about the project’s organization, SIG contributions, leadership committee interactions, and event attendance. We received 120 responses and heard from all 47 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). We’ll use this feedback to make contribut...| OpenTelemetry
The OpenTelemetry End-User SIG recently surveyed the community to find out how user-friendly OpenTelemetry’s documentation is. In an earlier survey, two-thirds of respondents named comprehensive documentation as a top resource they wished they’d had when getting started with OpenTelemetry. So we decided to dig a little deeper. The Docs Usability Survey asked users where they go for OTel documentation, what they’d like to see more of in the docs, and how they rate the current state of th...| OpenTelemetry
Prometheus and OpenTelemetry are two of the most active and popular projects in the CNCF observability landscape. The two communities have been working together since the early days of OpenTelemetry to improve the compatibility between the two projects. The OpenTelemetry Prometheus SIG has been leading this effort, with the active participation of maintainers from both OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. At this point, there is a detailed, experimental specification describing how to convert betwee...| OpenTelemetry
Submitting a conference talk in the tech industry can be a thrilling and nerve-wracking experience, especially if it’s your first time. The thought of presenting your ideas to a room full of experts and industry professionals can be intimidating, but also an opportunity to showcase your skills, gain recognition, and network with others in your field. On Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, the OpenTelemetry End User Working Group ran an Observability Abstract Workshop. The goal was to help folks ...| OpenTelemetry