Erik Dietrich, Author at Scalyr

Erik Dietrich / February 18

Get Started Quickly With Python Logging

Picking up from the previous logging articles on how to get started logging with C# and Java,today we’ll be looking at how to get up and running quickly with Python logging. Even if you’ve already…
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Erik Dietrich / February 11

Getting Started Quickly With Ruby Logging

Time for us to continue with our ongoing series, in which we teach you how to get started logging quickly in a variety of programming languages. We started out the series with C#. After that,…
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Erik Dietrich / January 12

Surprising Use Cases for Log Visualization

People commonly say that a picture is worth a thousand words. So I wonder if log visualization is worth a thousand log entries. The math equivalency might be a little hard to prove, but the…
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Erik Dietrich / January 8

Getting Started Quickly With Node.js Logging

Previously, we covered how to get started with logging in C#, Java, Python, and Ruby. Now, we’ll take a look at Node.js logging. As in the other articles, we’ll cover: How to log very basically.What…
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Erik Dietrich / January 4

Why Distributed Tracing Will Be So Important in 2020

Distributed tracing is the stitching of multiple requests across multiple systems. It is one of the best ways to track down unexpected problems.

Erik Dietrich / November 8

Getting Started Quickly With PHP Logging

The previous articles in this series covered the basics of logging in C#, Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, and JavaScript. In this post, I’ll show you how to use logging techniques in yet another very popular…
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Erik Dietrich / October 26

AWS Lambda Use Cases: 10 Reasons Devs Should Use Lamdas

Devs should use AWS Lambdas for lots of reasons. Here are 7 that you need to know right now—plus two ways to run serverless AWS Lambda functions locally!

Erik Dietrich / September 14

Getting Started Quickly With Go Logging

It’s time to talk about how to get started with logging again. The languages we’ve covered so far are C#, Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, and JavaScript. Today, we’re going to be talking about the Go programming…
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Erik Dietrich / August 31

Apache Access Log: A Detailed Introduction

What is the Apache access log? Why do you need it? Let me share a story. I remember starting my first blog years and years ago. I paid for hosting and then installed a (much…
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Erik Dietrich / August 15

Log Analyzer: What It Is and How It Can Help You

You may have heard about log analyzers before, or this may be the first time you are reading about them. Whatever your unique case is, let me paint a picture. Tax time is coming. You…
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