Liudmila Molkova
@neskazu.bsky.social
Software engineer working on observability; member of the OpenTelemetry Technical Committee.
Serving up sarcastic takes on software engineering. Opinions my own.
Serving up sarcastic takes on software engineering. Opinions my own.
Wild how easy it is to have strong opinions about stuff I barely know
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Wild how easy it is to have strong opinions about stuff I barely know
Where do people get all that confidence? I’d like to order some.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Where do people get all that confidence? I’d like to order some.
One of the most important things about telemetry is that it’s intentionally lossy. It can’t record exactly what happened, only enough to explain it while keeping overhead low.
November 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
One of the most important things about telemetry is that it’s intentionally lossy. It can’t record exactly what happened, only enough to explain it while keeping overhead low.
After a few months on a Mac, I officially admit I can’t get used to the keyboard shortcuts - I’m back on Windows. It feels so good to use ctrl+c without thinking twice :)
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
After a few months on a Mac, I officially admit I can’t get used to the keyboard shortcuts - I’m back on Windows. It feels so good to use ctrl+c without thinking twice :)
Reposted by Liudmila Molkova
🗳️ It’s time! Voting is open for the 2025 OpenTelemetry Governance Committee Election.
Check your status here, if you’re an eligible voter: buff.ly/6xn7MYb
Then cast your vote: buff.ly/tQUXYHt
Check your status here, if you’re an eligible voter: buff.ly/6xn7MYb
Then cast your vote: buff.ly/tQUXYHt
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🗳️ It’s time! Voting is open for the 2025 OpenTelemetry Governance Committee Election.
Check your status here, if you’re an eligible voter: buff.ly/6xn7MYb
Then cast your vote: buff.ly/tQUXYHt
Check your status here, if you’re an eligible voter: buff.ly/6xn7MYb
Then cast your vote: buff.ly/tQUXYHt
Reposted by Liudmila Molkova
Want to recognise a contributor or say some nice words about someone that made your life easier, or that helped OpenTelemetry grow? Nominate them for the OpenTelemetry Community Awards! This could be anyone, inside or outside the OpenTelemetry project!
Know someone who made OpenTelemetry better this year? Nominate them for the 2025 Community Awards:
2025 OpenTelemetry Community Awards
OpenTelemetry is a community-driven project, fueled by a group of awesome humans who are actively revolutionizing the field of observability with their contributions. Whether it’s through code,…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Want to recognise a contributor or say some nice words about someone that made your life easier, or that helped OpenTelemetry grow? Nominate them for the OpenTelemetry Community Awards! This could be anyone, inside or outside the OpenTelemetry project!
Reposted by Liudmila Molkova
🎤 OpenTelemetry Unplugged
We’re bringing the community together the day after FOSDEM for an unconference: attendee-driven breakouts and a project roadmap session run with the OTel Governance Committee.
📍 Sparks Meeting, Brussels | 🗓️ Mon Feb 2, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–19:00
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/LYKI9dl
We’re bringing the community together the day after FOSDEM for an unconference: attendee-driven breakouts and a project roadmap session run with the OTel Governance Committee.
📍 Sparks Meeting, Brussels | 🗓️ Mon Feb 2, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–19:00
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/LYKI9dl
OTel Unplugged EU 2026
A community-driven unconference where you shape the topics and influence OpenTelemetry’s future.
events.humanitix.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🎤 OpenTelemetry Unplugged
We’re bringing the community together the day after FOSDEM for an unconference: attendee-driven breakouts and a project roadmap session run with the OTel Governance Committee.
📍 Sparks Meeting, Brussels | 🗓️ Mon Feb 2, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–19:00
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/LYKI9dl
We’re bringing the community together the day after FOSDEM for an unconference: attendee-driven breakouts and a project roadmap session run with the OTel Governance Committee.
📍 Sparks Meeting, Brussels | 🗓️ Mon Feb 2, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–19:00
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/LYKI9dl
Marketing slides be like:
1️⃣ Everything is broken
2️⃣ Introducing Foo, a mystical feature that will fix everything forever
3️⃣ Gorgeous stock photos, zero clue what Foo even does
Why???
1️⃣ Everything is broken
2️⃣ Introducing Foo, a mystical feature that will fix everything forever
3️⃣ Gorgeous stock photos, zero clue what Foo even does
Why???
September 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Marketing slides be like:
1️⃣ Everything is broken
2️⃣ Introducing Foo, a mystical feature that will fix everything forever
3️⃣ Gorgeous stock photos, zero clue what Foo even does
Why???
1️⃣ Everything is broken
2️⃣ Introducing Foo, a mystical feature that will fix everything forever
3️⃣ Gorgeous stock photos, zero clue what Foo even does
Why???
Reposted by Liudmila Molkova
![[PANEL 1 - Threddy and Freddy chatting in a conference room]
Freddy: I'm requiring all employees to return to the office.
Threddy: Do you have space for everyone?
Freddy: No. But the data clearly shows that employees will be happier.
Threddy: Can we see the data?
Freddy: Also no.
Threddy: I feel really good about this.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:watmxkxfjbwyxfuutganopfk/bafkreigzaadvwcl6ywsnq3auflscvn4oc6lzi6y3z5fh3vrixfyg6g2cj4@jpeg)
unpopular opinion: notepad ++ is the best note-taking tool.
September 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
unpopular opinion: notepad ++ is the best note-taking tool.
It's surprisingly hard to get test output when running tests, even though that's exactly when you need it most. How come?"
August 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's surprisingly hard to get test output when running tests, even though that's exactly when you need it most. How come?"
(un)popular opinion: doing everything in the backlog is bad for the project
August 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
(un)popular opinion: doing everything in the backlog is bad for the project
After 4 amazing years working on Azure SDKs, it's time for something new. I'm already missing the incredible people I've had the chance to work with, and it's hard to say goodbye. I truly hope we stay in touch.
August 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
After 4 amazing years working on Azure SDKs, it's time for something new. I'm already missing the incredible people I've had the chance to work with, and it's hard to say goodbye. I truly hope we stay in touch.
Maybe a naive question, but… if everyone’s dropping what they were doing to work on AI, does that mean the things we were building before weren’t actually that important?
July 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Maybe a naive question, but… if everyone’s dropping what they were doing to work on AI, does that mean the things we were building before weren’t actually that important?
We’ve lived through QA practically disappearing as a discipline. Are we now seeing it return as an AI babysitter role?
July 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We’ve lived through QA practically disappearing as a discipline. Are we now seeing it return as an AI babysitter role?
I'm excited about AI agent adoption in open source. Finally, we'll have build instructions that are written down, up to date, and actually considerate of my (very short) context window.
July 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I'm excited about AI agent adoption in open source. Finally, we'll have build instructions that are written down, up to date, and actually considerate of my (very short) context window.
What’s more ironic than forcing people back to the office while also replacing them with AI?
July 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
What’s more ironic than forcing people back to the office while also replacing them with AI?
Love Python, but file naming in large codebases is pain. Why is everything important always in some __init__ file and there are hundreds of them?
July 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Love Python, but file naming in large codebases is pain. Why is everything important always in some __init__ file and there are hundreds of them?
LMGTFY energy, but make it modern: Let me AI that for you
July 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
LMGTFY energy, but make it modern: Let me AI that for you
Developers (myself included) will happily write hundreds of lines in their own codebase just to avoid adding one line in someone else’s
July 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Developers (myself included) will happily write hundreds of lines in their own codebase just to avoid adding one line in someone else’s
Dear AI, love the keystroke savings and snappy prototypes, but code review? That’s where I need you to level up.
June 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dear AI, love the keystroke savings and snappy prototypes, but code review? That’s where I need you to level up.
JetBrains Rider just released an OpenTelemetry plugin!
🔗 blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2025/...
Your move, @vscode.dev 👀
🔗 blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2025/...
Your move, @vscode.dev 👀
OpenTelemetry Plugin for JetBrains Rider: Observability Inside Your IDE | The .NET Tools Blog
Understanding how your application behaves at runtime has always been a challenge. Traditional debugging and profiling tools can help you understand what's happening at specific points in time – but g
blog.jetbrains.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
JetBrains Rider just released an OpenTelemetry plugin!
🔗 blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2025/...
Your move, @vscode.dev 👀
🔗 blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2025/...
Your move, @vscode.dev 👀
There are two types of people: those who have discussions on GitHub, and those who have them in the docs. We don't understand each other because we never talk.
June 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
There are two types of people: those who have discussions on GitHub, and those who have them in the docs. We don't understand each other because we never talk.
Had a weird experience - my son was kicked out of his parkour class for not doing push-ups "properly" as a form of punishment. Imagine an adult class where you're asked to leave just for not doing something as instructed - and yet somehow that's considered acceptable for kids.
June 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Had a weird experience - my son was kicked out of his parkour class for not doing push-ups "properly" as a form of punishment. Imagine an adult class where you're asked to leave just for not doing something as instructed - and yet somehow that's considered acceptable for kids.
