Observability is about making your system understandable from the outside. It helps testers understand why something broke or failed, not just "that it broke". Monitoring tells you something’s broken > Observability helps you figure out why.
For testers, observability is a game-changer. Instead of guessing or relying on devs to dig into the code, you can use observable signals to pinpoint issues, validate assumptions, and even test in production with confidence. It means having the right tools and data like logs, metrics, and traces so you can answer questions like:
For testers, observability is a game-changer. Instead of guessing or relying on devs to dig into the code, you can use observable signals to pinpoint issues, validate assumptions, and even test in production with confidence. It means having the right tools and data like logs, metrics, and traces so you can answer questions like:
- What’s going wrong?
- Where is it happening?
- Why did it happen?
- "If I pop this data in here what happens?"
