OpenTelemetry Instrumentation Pocket Deck
Recall practical OpenTelemetry instrumentation choices for spans, metrics, logs, and context propagation.
SPAN What makes a span useful? Acronym Raw path vs route template in telemetry attributes Use templates in metrics and spans; put sensitive detail behind controlled logs or sampled traces only when allowed. Auto-instrumentation already creates traces. Why add manual spans? A teammate wants to avoid instrumentation work. Your line Auto spans show framework calls. Manual spans name our business operations, like giftcard.authorize or inventory.reserve, which is what responders need during checkout incidents. Framework-level traces can be technically complete but operationally vague. It acknowledges auto-instrumentation value while explaining where business context must be added. What field makes logs join back…
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