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title: "Some latency measurement pitfalls"
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published_at: 2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
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# Some latency measurement pitfalls

*Original article link with an AI-written directory summary*

> A talk-derived explanation of ways latency dashboards can mislead service owners. Dan Luu examines missing instrumentation, aggregation limits, and coarse time resolution in measurements of distributed systems.

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A talk-derived explanation of ways latency dashboards can mislead service owners. Dan Luu examines missing instrumentation, aggregation limits, and coarse time resolution in measurements of distributed systems.

**Original author:** [Dan Luu](https://listedstartups.com/people/dan-luu-1k33uuxot5h3r)

**Publication:** [Dan Luu’s Blog](https://danluu.com/)

**Source publication date:** 2021-12-06.

This entry is an AI-written directory summary of the linked work. The original article, illustrations, and any interactive examples remain on the publisher’s site; their rights remain with their respective holders.