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Understanding Develocity Build Data with Honeycomb

Develocity, a build optimization tool, is integrated with Honeycomb for enhanced observability at Pinterest. This integration allows for deeper insights into build data, including identifying outliers and comparing machine types. Honeycomb's robust query language enables more complex queries, such as grouping build times by user and identifying users with non-compliant JDKs. BubbleUp, a Honeycomb feature, helps identify slow builds and extra plugins that incur configuration and execution costs. Honeycomb's fast processing ensures smooth workflows, providing results in under a second. Pinterest leverages Develocity's API to access build data, which is then processed and sent to Honeycomb using libhoney. Integrating Develocity with Honeycomb has provided Pinterest's Mobile Builds team with valuable insights, enabling them to optimize build performance and enhance development processes. Other Develocity users are encouraged to consider this approach to maximize the potential of their build data.