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February 23, 2021 39 mins
On this week's episode, Chris adds Dead Man's Snitch to a personal project and considers "what is the app doing at runtime?" as he touches on the importance of creating observable systems. Steph shares analyzing a site's traffic and using Apache Bench for simple load testing. They also respond to a listener question about creating environment-specific data for data-intensive applications. This episode is brought to you by SPOTcon (https://www.scoutapm.com/spotbikeshed). Tune in to Scout APM's first conference, and join for developers from around the world to meet, engage with, and learn about solutions that drive leading-edge transformation in application development by registering for free today! Dead Man's Snitch (https://deadmanssnitch.com/) Apache Bench (https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/programs/ab.html) HTTP Keep-Alive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_persistent_connection) Send us your question (https://thoughtbot.com/blog/send-your-questions-to-the-bike-shed), we would love to hear about it. Looking for your next role? thoughtbot is hiring! (https://thoughtbot.com/jobs) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of The Bike Shed
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