Do Frontend Developers Want Frontend Observability? (with Todd Gardner)
April 23, 2025
In an attempt to answer the question “Is Frontend Observability Hipster RUM?,” Kate and Todd delve into the concept of frontend observability by exploring its definition, historical context, and the uphill marketing hurdles involved in educating web developers about observability tools. Their conversation highlights the disconnect between observability terminology and the practical needs of developers (from SREs to frontend engineers), emphasizing the need for a user-centric approach to positioning these products for the market.
Observability has long been associated with the backend, but more recently (as we’ll cover at our upcoming Code conference) it’s finding a place with front end developers.
Here Todd Gardner looks at observability from a front end perspective.
