OpenTracing and OpenCensus are merging into OpenTelemetry

[shaunpersad]

I've used OpenTracing before with good results. Though at the time, 3rd party support (like DataDog etc.) was lacking, and we didn't really want to host our own Jaeger install.

I didn't know OpenCensus was a thing, but I hope this merger means that adoption spreads. A lot of cloud providers provide their own tracing, and it would be nice if they were all compatible.

[Ramiro]

This is great news! I do hope they had kept the Open Tracing name though, instead of introducing a 3rd name to the mix.

[tedsuo]

Hi all! Author here; happy to answer any questions about the OpenTelemetry merger.

[nvartolomei]

I don’t see C++ support mentioned, any particular reason it is ignored?

[manigandham]

Might have been better to just stick with OpenCensus as the name and retire OpenTracing.