OpenTelemetry For Humans
Who is software for? It’s an interesting question, because there’s an obvious answer. It’s for the users, right? If your job is to write software, then it’s implied that the most important thing you should care about is the experience people have when they use your software.
I think this is a bit of an over-simplification, though. Yes, we build software for our users, but we also build it for ourselves. At some level, I believe all developers are in it for themselves. They like to see the thinking rock respond to the commands they give it. There’s a level of intellectual curiosity that grips many of us when we write software, the quiet joy of getting one over on this unfeeling collection of silicon and cobalt, bending it to our will and mastering its arcane language.
