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January 2025

From writing code to running a company of 300+ employees

Today we break down another exciting edition of Founders and Friends, the podcast we’ve created to hold conversations with visionary leaders shaping the tech industry. Today’s conversation features Paul Stovell, co-founder and CEO of Octopus Deploy, and of course, JD Trask, co-founder and CEO of Raygun. Together, they explore the realities of running software businesses, from the evolving nature of agile practices to scaling software teams efficiently. What’s in this article.

The Truth About Leadership: From Writing Code to Running a Company

In this episode of Founder & Friends, Raygun co-founder and CEO John-Daniel Trask sits down with Paul Stovell, founder and CEO of Octopus Deploy, to explore the fascinating journey of turning a side project into a category-defining company in deployment and operations automation. As a co-founder, JD is well aware of the journey from ideation to execution...so join these two seasoned experts as they get specific on what brought them from side hustle to CEO!

Managing code quality at scale with NDepend

Ensuring code quality at scale is one of the biggest challenges in software development. As applications grow in size and complexity, producing high-quality, maintainable code becomes increasingly vital. In a recent conversation on the Founder & Friends podcast, Raygun CEO John-Daniel Trask (JD) sat down with Patrick Smacchia, founder of NDepend, to discuss how this tool is revolutionizing.NET development.

Unlock better Flutter error insights with native symbols support

We’re excited to announce that native symbols support for Flutter is now live in Raygun Crash Reporting! If you’ve ever struggled with obfuscated stack traces in your Flutter apps, this update will simplify your debugging workflow and give you more actionable insights into app crashes.

Top 10 .NET exceptions (part two)

In Part 1, we walked through the top 5 most common.NET exceptions—breaking down what triggers them and how to fix them. Now, we’re rounding out the list with five more exceptions every.NET developer is bound to encounter at some point: These exceptions can stem from database issues, memory mismanagement, and logic errors that can bring your applications to a halt.

Raygun's 2024 in review: New features that empower developers

As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a moment to look back at the updates and tools we launched to make your life as a developer and Raygun user easier. This year, we focused on enhancing how you monitor errors, track performance, and optimize user experiences. Here’s a breakdown of the key features we shipped in 2024.
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Engineering AI systems with Model Context Protocol

On November 26, 2024, Anthropic released the Model Context Protocol (MCP)-an open standard for data exchange between applications and data sources. MCP simplifies how Large Language Models (LLMs) interact with external tools and data, addressing the challenges developers face when integrating AI into their systems. At Raygun, we've been exploring agentic workflows to improve productivity and saw real potential in MCP. This post will explain how MCP works, what we've implemented, and where we think the standard is headed.

Top 10 .NET exceptions (part one)

Exception handling is essential to.NET development, but not all exceptions are equal. Some, like NullReferenceException, surprise developers with unclear stack traces and production crashes. Others, such as MySQLException or HttpRequestException, often point to issues like resource mismanagement or network failures. At Raygun, we’ve worked with teams around the world to monitor and fix software issues, giving us deep insight into how exceptions occur and how to handle them effectively.