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The latest News and Information on Application Performance Monitoring and related technologies.

Managing code quality at scale with NDepend

Ensuring code quality at scale is one of the biggest challenges in software development. As applications grow in size and complexity, producing high-quality, maintainable code becomes increasingly vital. In a recent conversation on the Founder & Friends podcast, Raygun CEO John-Daniel Trask (JD) sat down with Patrick Smacchia, founder of NDepend, to discuss how this tool is revolutionizing.NET development.

Benefits of combining the trifecta of APM, RUM, and synthetic monitoring in IT operations

APM is foundational in assessing an application's internal health. It employs a variety of tools and techniques to monitor crucial metrics such as response times, error rates, and resource utilization. This comprehensive analysis enables teams to identify bottlenecks, slow database queries, and other potential performance-related issues that could diminish the user experience.

Unlock better Flutter error insights with native symbols support

We’re excited to announce that native symbols support for Flutter is now live in Raygun Crash Reporting! If you’ve ever struggled with obfuscated stack traces in your Flutter apps, this update will simplify your debugging workflow and give you more actionable insights into app crashes.

What is the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)? Everything you need to know about DORA compliance.

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a European Union legislation designed to enhance the digital operational resilience of financial institutions and their critical third-party ICT (Information and Communication Technology) service providers. DORA has two primary objectives.

Top 10 .NET exceptions (part two)

In Part 1, we walked through the top 5 most common.NET exceptions—breaking down what triggers them and how to fix them. Now, we’re rounding out the list with five more exceptions every.NET developer is bound to encounter at some point: These exceptions can stem from database issues, memory mismanagement, and logic errors that can bring your applications to a halt.

How to Use Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in Your IT Monitoring

With countless companies delivering their services digitally, reliability and performance are more important than ever. Whether you want to keep your website running 24/7 or ensure your application is responsive to user actions, you need a dependable way to measure your services’ performance and ensure they meet your requirements and those of your customers. Central to this is SLO (Service Level Objective). SLOs are targets that outline the expected performance of a particular service.

Why UX Friction is Killing Your Growth (...and How to Fix It)

Ever clicked around a website, got frustrated, and just left? Yeah, so have 88% of users. Once they have a bad experience, they don’t come back. (Google) Friction is the thing that ruins smooth experiences. It makes people abandon carts, close apps, and shake their heads at slow-loading pages. And the worst part? Most businesses don’t even realize it’s happening. Let’s talk about what UX friction really is, how to spot it, and—most importantly—how to fix it.

Datadog on LLMs: From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents

As companies rapidly adopt Large Language Models (LLMs), understanding their unique challenges becomes crucial. Join us for a special episode of "Datadog On LLMs: From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents," streaming directly from DASH 2024 on Wednesday, June 26th, to discuss this important topic. In this live session, host Jason Hand will be joined by Othmane Abou-Amal from Datadog’s Data Science team and Conor Branagan from the Bits AI team. Together, they will explore the fascinating world of LLMs and their applications at Datadog.

Raygun's 2024 in review: New features that empower developers

As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a moment to look back at the updates and tools we launched to make your life as a developer and Raygun user easier. This year, we focused on enhancing how you monitor errors, track performance, and optimize user experiences. Here’s a breakdown of the key features we shipped in 2024.