Episode 254: UX Reliability with Mike Ryan

Host(s):John Papa @John_PapaWard Bell @WardBellDan Wahlin @DanWahlinCraig Shoemaker @craigshoemakerGuest:Mike Ryan [@mikeryandev]](https://twitter.com/mikeryandev)Recording date: Sep 21, 2023Brought to you byAG GridIdeaBladeResources:PolarisSite Reliability on Web Rush with Brian Love on episode 228Surviving Technical Debt with Mike Ryan on Web Rush episode 117Websites vs Web AppsPolaris on LinkedInFirebase PerformanceSentryData DogGoogle AnalyticsSendBeacon APIUsing Web WorkersA closer look at the Beacon APINew RelicSmokey Mountains WebsiteTimejumps00:27 Welcome00:52 Introducing Mike Ryan03:16 What is site reliability UX?06:28 Sponsor: Ag Grid07:28 Why is reliability so important in a web app?14:02 How can I prepare for site issues?16:13 Where do you learn about tooling?19:43 What do you do if the monitoring software goes down?22:48 Sponsor: IdeaBlade23:53 What about fault tolerance?26:21 What are other uses for SendBeacon?29:14 Why isn't there more conversations around this?30:52 Who should be using user monitoring?32:25 How easy is it to get started with Polaris?34:04 Final thoughtsPodcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.