Distributed Tracing
Distributed tracing is a method used to monitor and profile applications, especially those built as microservices, by tracking requests as they flow through multiple services. It involves collecting and visualizing data about the path, timing, and performance of requests across different components in a distributed system. This helps in identifying bottlenecks, debugging issues, and understanding system behavior in complex architectures.
Developers should learn and use distributed tracing when building or maintaining microservices-based applications, cloud-native systems, or any distributed architecture where requests span multiple services. It is crucial for performance monitoring, troubleshooting latency issues, and ensuring reliability in production environments, as it provides end-to-end visibility into request flows and dependencies.