What's Sprouting at Scout?
The Scout crew is spread across the US from Florida to Washington state, but we are all enjoying the Spring weather and feeling inspired about what we have in the pipeline!
We've freshened up our home page, rolled out log management for Ruby and Python users, and we're deep in prepping Error Monitoring to bring you something new and fresh to round out your Scout Monitoring stack.
Keep an eye out on the News tab in-app for release notes, tips and tricks, and more!
Click Here to Join the Error Monitoring Waitlist!
Coming soon, all of your error reporting and application monitoring data in one dashboard! Sign up today for early access.
Scout’s Error Monitoring will allow you to:
- Capture request params and custom context from our Agent
- Group errors intelligently by location and type
- Notify your dev teams via email, Slack and more
- Triage effectively - assign, manage notifications, and prioritize Error Groups
- Tag critical endpoints to prioritize errors automatically
- Fix fast with stack traces and GitHub integration for deeper info
Customer Spotlight: Zagaran
Zagaran, a software consulting firm based in Boston, develops high-traffic web applications for clients across the private and public sectors. To ensure optimal performance under load, their engineering team integrates Scout APM into key projects. Scout’s detailed insights help them identify memory-intensive operations and slow endpoints, particularly those exceeding the 1-second response time threshold. This allows for targeted optimizations that improve user experience and system efficiency.
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Happy Scouting,
Sarah
Product @Scout Monitoring
News We've Scouted Recently
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In the first installment of a detailed migration series, Hardcover's co-founder Adam Fortuna shares why the team transitioned from Next.js to Ruby on Rails with Inertia.js. Facing challenges like unclear caching, rising serverless costs, and sluggish development speeds, they sought a more efficient stack. By embracing Rails for backend logic and Inertia.js for a modern frontend, they achieved faster load times, improved SEO, and a more streamlined development process.
World’s First Living AI: Human Neurons Meet Silicon
Cortical Labs has launched the CL1, a groundbreaking biocomputer that fuses human brain cells with silicon. This tiny device learns in realtime and could transform drug discovery and brain research.
Need Summer Plans? Python for Good is back in 2025!
Join a community of mission-driven developers at Python for Good, happening August 28–31, 2025, at NatureBridge Golden Gate in the SF Bay Area. Build open-source tools for nonprofits, connect with others over code (and s’mores), and make a real impact that lasts beyond the weekend.
🚀 Unlock Active Storage: A Beautiful Dashboard for Your Rails App 🚀
Get familiar with Active Storage Dashboard. It’s a super handy tool if you’re working with file uploads in Rails. It gives you a clean, visual way to browse blobs, attachments, and storage usage—no digging through the console required. Definitely worth checking out if you're managing uploads!
Can we interest you in a Scout-branded cooler, shirt, hat, notebook, or item of your (reasonable) dreams? We really love our customers, and we really, really value their input. Send us an email with a Scout story, feature idea, complaint, or request and we will repay you for your time with some merch of your choosing.
SCOUT SPOTLIGHT
Meet Tyr, one of the dogs of Scout! Tyr lives in Utah with his human Mitch. Tyr likes to go camping, fishing, and spending time outdoors in general when Mitch isn't busy working as a software developer at Scout. Tyr recently met a new river friend and isn't too sure what he thinks.
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