Aug 12, 2026 · Cloud Native

Alibaba Cloud and Datadog Release OpenTelemetry Go Compile‑Time Instrumentation v1 for Zero‑Code Observability

The OpenTelemetry Go Compile‑Time Instrumentation project, jointly launched by Alibaba Cloud and Datadog, fills the last observability gap for Go by injecting tracing and metrics code at build time, offering zero‑code instrumentation, no runtime overhead, and seamless CI/CD integration while comparing it with manual and eBPF approaches.

Cloud NativeCompile-Time InstrumentationZero-Code

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Alibaba Cloud and Datadog Release OpenTelemetry Go Compile‑Time Instrumentation v1 for Zero‑Code Observability

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Jan 5, 2026 · Cloud Native

How Go Compile‑Time Instrumentation Enables Zero‑Code OpenTelemetry Tracing

The article explains a Go compile‑time instrumentation tool that automatically injects OpenTelemetry tracing into binaries without source changes, compares it with eBPF and manual instrumentation, and provides usage steps, code examples, and links to the open‑source project.

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How Go Compile‑Time Instrumentation Enables Zero‑Code OpenTelemetry Tracing