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by ris 735 days ago
1. The main reason I want to use otel is so I can have one sidecar for my observability, not three, each with subtly different quirks and expectations. (also the associated collection/aggregation infrastructure)

2. I honestly think the main reason otel appears so complex is the existing resources that attempt to explain the various concepts around it do a poor job and are very hand-wavey. You know the main thing that made otel "click" for me? Reading the protobuf specs. Literally nothing else explained succinctly the relationships between the different types of structure and what the possibilities with each were.

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Your point 2 would make for a very interesting blog post worthy of HN submitting. :)