Find and fix performance issues in your code usign Digma by Roni Dover

Digma is an IntelliJ plugin and Docker backend that analyzes observability data to detect performance issues without code changes

The tool provides continuous feedback by analyzing OpenTelemetry data locally, in CI, staging, or production environments

Key features include:

• Prioritized list of performance issues based on impact
• Detection of code usage patterns across services
• Analysis of release stability
• Early identification of bottlenecks and N+1 queries
• Integration with existing development workflows

Up to 20-30% of production issues can be detected locally during development

The system analyzes multiple factors to determine issue severity:

• Performance impact
• Number of affected services
• Usage patterns
• Environment context
• Query complexity

Data analysis includes:

• Resource allocation patterns
• Concurrency behavior
• System behavior under different loads
• Service dependencies
• Query performance patterns

The tool helps prevent issues by:

• Providing immediate feedback during development
• Identifying cross-service impacts
• Monitoring release stability
• Detecting regressions early
• Prioritizing fixes based on impact

Integration is simple:

• Plugin installation only
• No code instrumentation required
• Supports existing OpenTelemetry setup
• Can be deployed via Helm for team usage
• Runs asynchronously to minimize resource impact