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2 postsJuly 2026
Fixing JavaScript Observability Without Monkey-Patching
Sentry engineers are pushing Node's TracingChannel API into pg, mysql2, and redis to replace fragile JavaScript APM monkey-patching.
javascriptobservabilityapmopentelemetryNo More Monkey-Patching: Node.js Tracing Channels
Node.js's new Tracing Channels API lets libraries emit their own telemetry without monkey-patching, offering a cross-runtime, ESM-friendly standard for observability tools like Sentry and OpenTelemetry.
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