Kamil Supera

Kamil Supera, a stalwart Backend Developer and Tester at Makimo, deftly channels his passions into curating insightful articles on the intricacies of testing and AWS. With Python as his mainstay, Kamil weaves a realm where logic meets magic, advocating for continuous enhancement and striking to the root of every problem. Often found sharing his industry wisdom on Makimo's blog, he acts as a guardian for quality and an enchanter of codes. When not immersed in digital complexities, he retreats to nature's sanctuary, embracing the tranquility of trees and streams far from urban clamor. Kamil's enduring fascination for problem-solving, coupled with his love for the great outdoors, defines his unique perspective, both as a professional and an individual.

Nowadays, OpenTelemetry is becoming an industry standard in the observability world. More and more systems need to be monitored to prevent downtimes and keep the availability of the services. In this article, we will show how to set up and visualize data exported from the OpenTelemetry’s Collector and transport them into Datadog, a popular monitoring platform.

‘I am a QAS’ or ‘I am a software tester.’ I am sure you heard at least one of these during your studies or in your current job. In general, it is true that they work on the same processes and applications. However, the approach that is used is slightly different. Unfortunately, these days we are witnessing the unification of Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) and tester positions. We may come across general assertions, such as ‘A QAS is just a tester,’ but also ‘A tester is a QAS.’ I cannot agree with such statements one hundred percent. That is why I would like to describe what the work of a QAS and a software tester looks like and what they actually do at work.