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Span or Attribute? in OpenTelemetry custom instrumentation
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Jessitron
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April 29, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
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Observability
OpenTelemetry
software development
instrumentation
Data Correlation
Summary
In the context of OpenTelemetry custom instrumentation, the post suggests using attributes on spans instead of logs for better data correlation, highlighting its ease of implementation with OpenTelemetry and cost-effectiveness with Honeycomb.
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