Dtrace Review

Why it was recommended

I'm partial to Bryan Cantrill's Dtrace talk since it tackles a fundamental problem in software engineering and shows how to solve it using a new technology.

Strong recommendationdmit · Original2013-04

What it covers

Bryan Cantrill's 2007 Google Tech Talk on DTrace, showing how dynamic tracing improves debugging of both development and live production systems. It includes a vivid war. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

GoogleTalksArchive

Length

1 hr 18 min

Year

2012

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