Oftentimes as software engineers, it's easy to focus on shipping features and pay little attention to how the app performs post-deployment. I understand that for big companies, that’s probably the job of another team. However, in a start-up environment, developers often need to wear multiple hats to get the job done.

Application monitoring is the process of monitoring an application's performance, availability, and end-user experience to ensure the application is functioning properly. Real-time Application Performance Monitoring (APM) enables companies to identify issues before they impact real customers and optimize apps to exceed user expectations.

In my recent deep dive into event tracking, application monitoring, and management, I've come to realize that it is important for developers, regardless of company size to understand how app monitoring works.
By understanding what to log, when to log, and how best to structure logs in our applications, we can gain a better understanding of our app's performance and identify potential issues early on.

One tool that I've found particularly interesting in my exploration of app monitoring and event tracking is LogSnag.
I've been impressed by the multifarious possibilities it offers, particularly for tracking key events in our applications.

For Gophers, I wrote a Golang package for integrating with Logsnag.
https://lnkd.in/dFEc3zPH.
It's completely open source. You should take it for a spin and while at it kindly star the repo and drop comments.

Overall, I believe that app monitoring is a crucial aspect of software development and should be given the attention it deserves.