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Date Published
Author
Angela Jiang, Ben Vinegar
Word count
1405
Language
English
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None

Summary

Sentry has launched Session Replay, a tool that helps developers troubleshoot difficult-to-reproduce problems by providing video-like reproductions of user sessions on their web applications. This feature bridges the gap between code and user experience, allowing developers to understand how issues manifest in the UI. Unlike other session replay products, Sentry's approach prioritizes sampling sessions when users encounter errors, ensuring that developers have access to relevant data quickly. The tool also provides strong privacy protections, masking sensitive user data and applying project-level settings like PII scrubbing and IP redacting. By using Session Replay, developers can reproduce and resolve issues faster, fix slow performance-related problems, and triage issues with confidence, ultimately saving time and resources for their teams.