Launch HN: Sift Dev (YC W25) – AI-Powered Datadog Alternative

Re:Launch HN: Sift Dev (YC W25) – AI-Powered Datadog Alterna... by vardaro on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @04:48PM (#43336855)

Neat idea. Why logs, and not metrics too? You can characterize an accurate "baseline" system behavior through a combination of system level and userspace metrics. This profile would offer more depth than what you'd otherwise piece together with userspace logs.

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Re:Launch HN: Sift Dev (YC W25) – AI-Powered Datadog Alterna... by Akula112233 on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @05:15PM (#43337076)

Agreed! Metrics are a high priority, especially since working to increase the available context around each anomaly we flag.

Logs were a natural starting point because that’s where developers often spend a significant amount of time stuck reading & searching for the right information, manually tracking down issues + jumping between logs across services. In a way, just finding & summarizing relevant logs for the user gave people an easier time debugging.

But metrics will introduce more dimensions to establish baseline behavior, so we're pretty excited about it too.

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Re:Launch HN: Sift Dev (YC W25) – AI-Powered Datadog Alterna... by vardaro on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @05:57PM (#43337501)

I tend to use logs the least when debugging production issues. I realize that's a personal anecdote, so I see your point.

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