rapidpro VS Sentry

Maybe you need to turn this into an article because over the last decade of working with Django, we've learnt the same lessons, sometimes the hard way. Learning to never import real models into data migrations was a big one.

I recently wanted to move a model between apps and ended up going the route of create new table, copy all rows over, delete old table. It was annoying, but the only way to make it work with regular migrations.

We ended up writing our own script[1] to squash migrations, and I'd love to know if there's a better way. We needed something that works for clean installs or existing installs that already have the current migrations installed - so it generates empty migrations which get applied on existing installs, and then they get replaced with real initial migrations on clean installs starting from a new release.

1. https://github.com/nyaruka/rapidpro/blob/main/tools/squash_m...

First, sign up for a free account at https://sentry.io. Create a new project and make note of your DSN (Data Source Name).

Using APM tools like NewRelic, Sentry, Datadog, etc to monitor the performance of your application and while you're on it, they can help you identify N+1 queries.

However, ensuring the reliability and performance of your Next.js app is equally crucial. That’s where Sentry comes into play. Combined with Sentry, an industry-leading error monitoring platform, Next.js empowers developers to proactively identify and resolve issues that may arise in their applications. In this article, we’ll explore how to integrate Sentry into your Next.js project for effective error monitoring and performance optimization.

Sentry: Error monitoring for applications, including APIs. Also offers application performance monitoring (APM).

Indeed, webapps are not immune to distribution problems. Wayward and invasive browser extensions are a clear threat, as are 3rd-party dependencies (and their dependencies) loaded at runtime. Which is why companies like https://sentry.io exist. I think the difference is that webapps are "distributable by default" and it takes real work to break this. Versus having local desktop apps which require work to distribute. A potent example of the power of defaults.

Sentry produces nothing of value? You don't value an open source error tracking and performance monitoring platform? https://github.com/getsentry/sentry

> You invent something, and then immediately turn it into a cheap commodity by releasing it for free.

Exactly. A 71-line python script https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/commit/3c2e87573d3bd16f6... was groundbreaking when it came out and the fact that it springboarded into a startup is commendable.

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Sentry - Open Source Alternative For Error Tracking

11. Sentry