Alex Boten

@codeboten
he/him

Observability

Software Engineering

Open Source

Come for the memes, stay for the dad jokes. Problems solver, aspiring writer. My opinions are my own. He/him

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I'm open to

open source contributions,

guest lecturing,

speaking at events,

and volunteering.

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Oct 2019 - Present

Software engineer, Lightstep

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Book coming out in May, just wrapped up the final details If you're looking for a guide to help you figure out just what all this OpenTelemetry is about, check it out! https://www.packtpub.com/prod...

Want to test drive OpenTelemetry but don’t know where to start? Check out Part 5 of my Practical OpenTelemetry series to get started using two commands! #opentelemetry #observability https://words....

Alright so a while ago I said I was excited to be working on something that’s been a dream of mine for some time. I’m STOKED to share that I’m WRITING A BOOK, I’ll share more details about it soon,...

Find out how the OpenTelemetry collector can make configuring different backends a breeze in the latest chapter of my Practical OpenTelemetry series. https://words.boten.ca/practical-otel-part-4-co...