Ben Vinegar × Distributed Tracing and TypeScript Migrations

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ben Vinegar about his work with Sentry, their migration to TypeScript, and advice for running JavaScript on other websites. Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project today and discover Kontent. Hashnode - Sponsor Everything you need to start blogging as a developer. Own your content, share ideas, and connect with the global dev community! Hashnode is a free developer blogging platform that allows you to publish articles on your own domain and helps you stay connected with a global developer community. Hashnode: Everything you need to start blogging as a developer! Show Notes Ben Vinegar 00:20 Guest introduction 05:58 Seeing bug reports from Sentry 07:38 Distributed tracing for full stack developers 12:16 Amazon X Ray AWS Xray 15:32 Using Tracing 19:40 Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico 20:58 Cloudflare Worker Integration 22:30 How does Sentry have open source and a business? Heroku App Platform Media Temple Dreamhost WordPress Calypso 32:30 Sponsor: Hashnode 34:07 What is the tech stack of Sentry? 38:20 Sentry switching to TypeScript Sentry switching to TypeScript 44:36 Running JavaScript on other websites 51:24 Sponsor: Sentry 53:08 Sick Picks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Last Seen Wes: SEOUL Sisters Korean Kimchi Seasoning Ben: Worst Scene / Best Scene I Was There Too Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets