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Open-source tools to help you with Kubernetes-native development & testing

Whether you are a Developer, a Tester, or a DevOps, learn how to streamline your Kubernetes-based projects with Kubeshop tools.

Jun 5, 2023

7 min

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Creating a Kubernetes Cluster with Runtime Observability

This blog post documents our findings and provides step-by-step instructions to set up a local observability environment and inspect traces on its API, node agent, and container runtime.

Where Does Trace-Based Testing Fit in the Testing Pyramid?

Trace-based testing overcomes the limits of black box testing by leveraging work already invested in observability of your system via distributed tracing.

GitHub Actions + Observability + Slack: Synthetic API Tests

Synthetic monitoring is a crucial technique for proactively detecting issues and optimizing system performance. Learn how to simulate user transactions with Tracetest and automate with GitHub Actions!

Honeycomb + Tracetest: Observability-driven Development

Tracetest + Honeycomb are now integrated, taking observability-driven development to new heights.🚀 Leverage Honeycomb's powerful pattern detection + Tracetest's fast test creation for flawless code performance.

Adnan Rahic

Sr. Developer Advocate

Trace-based Testing AWS Lambda with Tracetest

Learn how to instrument a Node.js Lambda function using OpenTelemetry, store tracing data in Jaeger, and run trace-based testing with Tracetest!

Oscar Reyes

Lead Software Engineer

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023: Highlights from Amsterdam

KubeCon Europe 2023 was sold out with 10,000+ attendees. Here’s our recap. Spoiler alert: cloud native observability has evolved, testing has not—until now! Thrilling to see such a positive response to Tracetest + trace-based testing.

Adnan Rahic

Sr. Developer Advocate

A Tool for Cloud Native Testing - One Year In

Tracetest is celebrating its first birthday! In just one year, we've reached 500 stars on GitHub and integrated with 9 different products. Read about our challenges and successes in developing software based on the new concept of trace-based testing.

Top 9 Commercial Distributed Tracing Tools

If you're a back-end developer, don't miss out on the benefits of distributed tracing and APM solutions! Use them to diagnose errors and ensure high-quality deployments. Take it a step further with Tracetest by enforcing code quality standards with trace-based testing.

Adnan Rahic

Sr. Developer Advocate

Spring update: Integrations, Improving UX, and Ease of Provisioning

Spring has sprung, and Q1 is over! At the beginning of the quarter, the Tracetest team had two main focuses: integrations and improving ease of use. Check out the highlights from the first quarter of 2023, and our roadmap for Q2!