April 2016 Summaries

This new integration allows Laravel developers to log errors with Sentry in a seamless and efficient manner, ensuring proper stack traces, minimal configuration, and expanded error monitoring features. The package provides a simple installation process, making it easy for developers to get started with debugging their Laravel applications on Sentry. With the sentry-laravel package, developers can easily capture exceptions, report errors, and configure Sentry settings through a straightforward configuration process.

The Sentry project is introducing a new feature called User Feedback, which brings back classic crash dialogs to desktop software, allowing users to provide valuable feedback to developers. The goal of this feature is to create a better relationship between the development team and their customers by making it easier for them to interact with each other. To get started, users need to have a Sentry account and set up the User Feedback section in their project's settings, which typically involves hooking into the global error handler. The feedback dialog will be displayed when an error occurs, allowing users to provide additional information that can help developers diagnose issues more effectively. This feature aims to improve the support loop between developers and customers, providing a better experience for users and helping teams tighten their support.

James Cunningham is joining the engineering team at Sentry, where he will be working on infrastructure projects to make the platform more resilient and easier to operate. He comes from Urban Airship, where he was responsible for making phones beep incessantly. In his free time, James enjoys listening to music, arguing about sports and videogames, and working in a community garden.

Jess MacQueen is joining the engineering team as part of a company announcement.` `She previously worked at Chartio where she contributed to various projects such as building out the UI of their data pipeline and implementing authentication systems like Google and SAML.