October 2018 Summaries

Azure DevOps is a cloud-based platform that enables developers to build, test, and deploy applications more efficiently. By using Azure DevOps, developers can create automated build pipelines that compile code, run tests, and publish artifacts to the cloud. In this post, Joao Grassi demonstrates how to configure a build pipeline on Azure DevOps for an ASP.NET Core API project. He covers the steps to create an App Service on Linux on Azure, set up a build pipeline, integrate with Sentry, and archive the published output. The process involves navigating through Azure DevOps, creating a new build pipeline, configuring build steps, publishing artifacts, and integrating with Sentry. By following these steps, developers can automate their development workflow and improve collaboration and efficiency.

The Sentry Rust SDK is a tool that helps developers track errors and panics in their applications, providing detailed information about the error, such as OS and device information. The SDK can be easily integrated into Rust projects by adding it to the Cargo.toml file and configuring debug information for release builds. The SDK provides various integrations, including failures, panics, and logging, which can expand its functionality. Advanced usage includes capturing additional context information, temporarily pushing scopes, and handling asynchronous code.

This article discusses common issues that can prevent source maps from working properly, and provides tips on how to resolve them. The key points include ensuring proper generation of source map directives, including original source files, handling multiple transformations, and correctly versioning files and source maps.

Sentry has integrated with GitHub to provide faster sign-in, flexible repository permissions, and easier organization-wide setup for developers. The integration uses GitHub Apps, which allows users to grant Sentry access to specific repositories and teams. This switch from OAuth enables more selective repository access, improving the overall user experience.

Vlad Cretu joins Sentry as VP of Infrastructure, bringing his experience from Atlassian's HipChat Server and Data Center to the company. He will oversee the development and maintenance of Sentry's infrastructure to ensure its continued stability and functionality. With his background in engineering and leadership, Vlad aims to drive growth and innovation at Sentry.

Shipping clean code at Sentry involves using a combination of linters, auto-formatters, automated testing, visual diffs, measuring test coverage, and detecting package vulnerabilities to ensure the quality of the code before it is deployed to production. The use of continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) tools like Travis CI helps to reduce bugs and improve observability. Sentry uses a range of tools including Percy for visual diffs, Codecov for measuring test coverage, and Snyk for detecting package vulnerabilities, to achieve this goal.

Matte Noble, a Partner Engineer at Sentry, uses Vim as his primary text editor for coding, supplemented by plugins like Control P for file searching and Jira for issue tracking. He relies on GitHub for code deployment and Dropbox Paper for daily and weekly to-do lists. To minimize distractions, Matte limits himself to checking email only three times a day, scheduling these checks around lunch and afternoon breaks. He also prefers using Slack's tabbed interface over traditional tabs, allowing him to context-switch more efficiently between tasks.

Sentry is a company that values its people and culture, prioritizing inclusion and diversity in its hiring practices and team-building efforts. Saloni Dudziak, the VP of People, has brought her unique perspective as a woman of color and immigrant to shape the company's approach to diversity and inclusion. She believes that hiring people who embody the company's values and bring different backgrounds and perspectives is key to its success. The Sentry leadership team is described as passionate, goofy, and serious, with a focus on open communication, mentorship, and ally-building. Saloni emphasizes the importance of finding mentors who can sponsor and uplift women in leadership roles, and encourages others to do the same.

The Sentry team has released a new Java agent that enhances stack traces by adding local variable names and values to each frame, providing more detail about the application's state at the time of an error. The agent is currently in beta and needs user feedback. To use it, download the latest version from Github, configure your Java application with the `-agentpath` argument, and install the Sentry Java SDK. Once configured, the agent will automatically enhance events where applicable. The team encourages users to share their feedback and suggestions for improving the new Java agent.

Sentry Scouts: Arts + Tech — A Recap` The Sentry Scouts Meetup is an event where software developers gather to discuss their experiences with technology and its applications in various fields. The May meetup focused on the intersection of arts and tech, featuring a panel discussion with talented individuals from diverse backgrounds who have made the transition between art and tech. These panelists shared their stories of how they brought their artistic skills to their work in tech, and how they used art to communicate new ideas and perspectives. The event highlighted the connections between music, code, neuroscience, and other creative fields, showcasing the versatility and diversity of those involved in tech. The Sentry Scouts Meetup aims to provide a platform for like-minded individuals to share their experiences and inspire others to explore the intersection of arts and technology.