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Integrate OpenTelemetry

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Description

OpenTelemetry (OTEL) has emerged as the de facto standard for observability. It's vendor-neutral and a CNCF project. Lately, Deno shipped support for OTEL.

Based on a few conversations in the hallway at the recent collaboration summit, there is interest in building this within Node.js. Moreover, it would simplify many integrations and improve overall performance.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by researching the OpenTelemetry standard and how Deno supports it, then review Node.js's existing observability and integration surfaces. The issue does not name files, tests, or a specific entry point; done would require an agreed scope for Node.js OTEL support and validation of the promised integrations and performance improvements.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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