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Reads on debugging, troubleshooting, DevOps, observability and more

State of Sidekick Live Application Debugger : 2023 Edition

This article focuses on aftermath of the launch of Sidekick Open-Source & the latest additions to Sidekick’s features

State of Sidekick Live Application Debugger : 2023 Edition

This article focuses on aftermath of the launch of Sidekick Open-Source & the latest additions to Sidekick’s features

Application Development in the Cloud: Components, Tips, and Tools

Learn how application development works in the cloud - components of a cloud-native architecture, tips for cloud-native development, and cloud-based development tools.

Debugging Tips for Developers on IntelliJ IDEA

In this post we’ll unveil some lesser-known IntelliJ IDEA features that will supercharge your debugging skills.

Debugging Kubernetes Deployments

This article covers some of the general guidelines you can use to debug your Kubernetes deployments and some of the common errors and issues you can expect to encounter.

Developing in the Cloud vs. Developing in Local

In this blog, learn the pros and cons of developing complex and distributed architectures in the cloud vs. developing in local

On-Demand Logging

5 Best Logging Solutions for Java

In this article, we discuss the best logging frameworks optimized for Java, focusing on their characteristics to help you choose the best

Dynamic Observability meets OpenTelemetry

Perfect duo for monitoring and debugging complex backend applications

Production Debuggers - 2022 Benchmark Results

In this research, we observe the overhead that Sidekick and its competitors Lightrun and Rookout bring to the applications

Production Debuggers - 2022 Benchmark Results - Part2

In part2 of this research, we compare Sidekick, Lightrun, and Rookout with active tracepoints under technical limitations

State of Sidekick Live Application Debugger : 2023 Edition

This article focuses on aftermath of the launch of Sidekick Open-Source & the latest additions to Sidekick’s features

Dynamic Observability meets OpenTelemetry

Perfect duo for monitoring and debugging complex backend applications

Redirecting AWS Lambda invocations to local for Debugging & Hot-Reloading without disrupting the flow

Develop and debug serverless functions using your local IDE while still using the full range of AWS services and features

Capturing Exception Call Stacks in Python Applications with Sidekick

Capturing and debugging error stacks for significantly enhancing developer productivity.

Collecting error stacks from backend as exceptions occur in E2E tests — A tutorial on Cypress

Tools in this article (Cypress & Sidekick) are both open-source. You will learn how to include backend exceptions in your Cypress E2E test results

Live Debugging for Python Applications

Sidekick resolves a burning problem in monitoring and debugging live environments.

Deploying Backends on AWS

In this article, we’ll cover all the services that AWS provides to deploy the backend services of an application and how to choose between them

The Easiest Way of Debugging Kubernetes Deployments

In this post, I demonstrate how to live debug Kubernetes deployments with ease!

The way we develop software evolves, way we debug can’t stay the same!

Writing clean and readable code, adding tests and everything is a must for today’s software development teams but it is never enough to avoid bugs from appearing.

Past, Present, and Future of Sidekick

It is time for our biggest update ever. Sidekick goes open-source!

Sidekick ❤️ VSCode

We are excited to announce the VSCode extension of Sidekick which will make your life easier.

Realtime Debugging support for NodeJS

We are glad to announce Sidekick support for Node.js. Whether you are working on a dev branch or prod, you can now remotely debug your running Node.js applications using Sidekick’s web IDE.

Announcing Sidekick: Instant Live Debugging to Fix Software Bugs

The brand new live debugger - Sidekick became a standalone solution with on-premise support and many seamless features!

Introducing Sidekick's Python Support

We are happy to announce support for Python runtime for Sidekick. Now, with this latest release, developers can remotely debug their Python applications using Sidekick’s web applications or the IntelliJ IDEA plugin.