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Dtrace Review

Google TechTalks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Testing, debugging & developer toolsOperating systems & kernels

What it is

A 2007 Google Tech Talk in which Bryan Cantrill demonstrates DTrace and explains how it improves debugging of both development and live production systems.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as the DTrace creator's own demonstration and a reference for dynamic tracing.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “A video demostration of DTrace, by the creator of DTrace.”

    Demonstration of DTrace by its creator

    nz, 2011-08 · Recommendation · in “Awesome but commonly unknown Linux Commands”

  2. “those seeking more on user space providers should check out this video from Bryan Cantrill.”

    Bryan Cantrill on DTrace user space providers

    gbrown_, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “DTrace and Python”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: dtrace, bryan cantrill, debugging, observability, solaris

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