Observability Evolution: Future-Proof Your Software

1. Traditional Monitoring and Debugging (Pre-2000s):

In the early days of software engineering, we used to identify by hand, and this was challenging and time-consuming. When something went wrong, developers relied on basic logging and manual code inspection to identify the root cause of the problem. Unfortunately, this reactive approach provided limited visibility into system behaviour and performance.

This became more difficult in more complex distributed environments as there was a lack of visibility into system performance, making it hard to pinpoint issues. Developers had to spend countless hours trying to track down the source of the problem. As a result, in those days, the debugging process was a long, tedious and often frustrating experience.

2. Introduction of Monitoring Tools (2000s):