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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

Sidekick’s Live Debugging Agents are Now Open Source

We have open-sourced Sidekick Live Debugger a few weeks ago and now we have open-sourced all our agents too!

Capturing Exception Call Stacks from running Node.js Applications

Sidekick allows you to collect stacks as errors happen, without needing for putting a tracepoint beforehand

How to Debug in Production Securely and Efficiently

With Sidekick open-source, debugging in production is now easier than ever. It saves you time since you don’t have to replicate the system to debug.

Achieving Rule-based observability using Sidekick and Camunda

We explain how Sidekick can be used with Camunda to achieve rule based observability for better understanding of systems and having a smoother debug experience

Debugging an e-commerce app online!

This article shows how to debug Python code in the production environment of a real-world scenario with the help of Sidekick

Your Live App Debugger is Open-Source Now!

Sidekick is going Open-Source!

How to Test in Production with Live Debugging

How do you test a system built with third-party services? You can’t replicate the entire architecture on your local machine, so what’s the alternative?

Production Debuggers - 2022 Benchmark Results - Part3

This third case is about comparing overheads of Sidekick & Rookout & agentless with active tracepoints under high load

Production Debuggers - 2022 Benchmark Results - Part2

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

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.