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Matthew MacRae-Bovell
Ottawa, Canada

The person
behind the work.

Builder of many things, with many more in progress.

Feb 21, 2026

A Beginner's Guide to Observability: Logs, Metrics, and Traces Explained

Observability can be intimidating for developers early in their career, this guide aims to fix that

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A Beginner's Guide to Observability: Logs, Metrics, and Traces Explained
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Software Engineer

Building systems
that scale.

Shipping software used by millions of users and businesses worldwide.

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Writer

Thoughts on craft
and career.

Writing on engineering, developer growth, and lessons learned the hard way.

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Speaker

Presenting ideas
to audiences.

Talks and workshops across universities, conferences, and meetups.

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Community Builder

Giving back,
building together.

Organizing events, leading communities, and making space for others to grow.

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Researcher

Advancing the
discipline.

Paper accepted to FSE 2026 on fault injection in software systems.

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Game Designer

Crafting worlds
and experiences.

Designing games that are playful, surprising, and worth your time.

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Freelance

Available for
contract work.

Bringing senior-level engineering to ambitious projects and teams.

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Adventurer

Exploring the world,
one trip at a time.

Travel, hiking, and whatever's around the next corner.

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