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4 posts tagged performance

Mar 13, 20268 min

Debugging Gin Apps: Tracing and Performance Tips

Debug Gin framework apps in production with OpenTelemetry tracing, pprof profiling, GORM query optimization, and structured logging for Go services.

golanggin

Jan 9, 20266 min

Real-Time Performance Monitoring for Python Applications

Monitor Python apps in real time with OpenTelemetry and TraceKit. Track latency, error rates, and resource usage with auto-instrumentation and tracing.

pythonmonitoring

Nov 20, 20252 min

N+1 Query Detection: Auto-Find the Queries Killing Your App

Detect and fix N+1 query problems in Laravel, Django, Rails, and Node.js. Auto-find the database queries slowing your app and cut query count by 90%.

database-optimizationdjango

Nov 8, 20251 min

Flame Graphs: Find Your Performance Bottleneck in 30 Seconds

Read flame graphs to find performance bottlenecks in 30 seconds. Visual guide with real examples covering CPU profiling, N+1 queries, and optimization.

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