Darwin Wu

Darwin Wu, an engineer, wrote a blog post titled ‘New in observability: Function Metrics’ published on October 30, 2023. In this post, he discusses the newly introduced beta feature of function metrics in Inngest, which notably includes function throughput and SDK requests throughput charts. Wu highlights the challenges developers face in implementing observability in background jobs and workflows, particularly noting the inadequacies of existing tools such as BullMQ, Sidekiq, Celery, Oban, and Kafka, which do not provide out-of-the-box useful information. He emphasizes that the development of function metrics is part of Inngest’s broader goal to simplify workflow management for developers, aiming to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in monitoring and managing applications.