Company
Date Published
Author
Edgee
Word count
437
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In early 2023, Sacha, then CTO of the prominent French news outlet Le Monde, and Gilles, CEO of the productivity software company Letsmeet, both encountered significant issues with data accuracy from analytics tools, leading to discrepancies in key metrics like Monthly Active Users and retention rates. This problem was not isolated, as discussions with industry peers revealed that a considerable portion of user data was missing across various sectors. Despite the reliance on data for strategic decisions, companies had to proceed with inaccurate data due to a lack of alternatives. In response, Edgee is pioneering a shift to WebAssembly Components to improve web SDK efficiency and security, with a focus on providing comprehensive documentation to support developers. The upcoming episode promises to explore the reasons behind the persistent inaccuracies in analytics data.