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What is Apache log4j?

Apache Log4j 2 is an upgrade to Log4j that provides significant improvements over its predecessor, Log4j 1.x, and provides many of the improvements available in Logback while fixing some inherent problems in Logback architecture.

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Apache Log4j 2 is an upgrade to Log4j that provides significant improvements over its predecessor, Log4j 1.x, and provides many of the improvements available in Logback while fixing some inherent problems in Logback architecture.


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3.5 out of 5
"Good logging service with less code"
It's really helpful if I am able to get logging event along with parameters while messages are logged. I also like the adaptor facility while using...
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4.5 out of 5
"It is highly recommended to use log4j in our project"
We can easily use log4j frame to track project flow and can trace execution.
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It's easy to integrate with application. It creates separate log files daily basis, which helps to understand and search any specific log quickly. ...
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

It's really helpful if I am able to get logging event along with parameters while messages are logged. I also like the adaptor facility while using it along with other logging service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

I felt just hiding such a big security vulnerability is a big crime. About 60% of all java applications around the world uses log4j indirectly. There might be lot of financial applications using it. That is biggest risk at high stakes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am implementing it for one of my java applications server side application. It is helpful for maintaining all the logs of my applications easy.its a great logging facade to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Can enable logging levels for specific packages, classes, which is very useful when we want to debug a particular package/class in production rather than allow the whole module. log level is amazing, which helps lot for application trouble shoot and debug them. printing class name and line is very helpful to identify and trouble shoot the issues. printing time is also gives benifits much and no need to set it explicitly. log4j feels me an extra enargy and which buld me on confidence on the system. Finaly Log4j features helped me lot for identify and sort out the production issue. Without log4j I may lost my job, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

When configuring the different appenders, we have to do the same configuration stuff multiple times, like date pattern and Threshold, which reduces the readability—expecting a common way to configure those. If there are lot of configuration like multiple appenders, complexity will be get increased. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Accessible to getting started with simple scenarios and, according to requirements, can work with complex scenarios. Can getting start with minimum knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Find out errors, make sure the business flow is working correctly. Find out time consumes. monitoring and capturing the production issues. debuging the dev envirment issues. can get the overall idea of the system. and can verify the expected outcomes from the specific functions. Transaction faluires are easy to identify and trouble shoot. Identify and verify the successful transactions. Use to identify servers are running or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

It's hard to pick one attribute which is better than others, but I far as I have experienced, it provides control over a class to limit what we want, from setting up the timestamp to print the stack trace of error occurred it hold you back and give far better experience than regular console log, moreover its safe and secure and can be used in production code and helps us debug any issue or check the performance of our application in a safe and descriptive way. Also it's gives us so many custom options to create the root file either using xml tags or a .properties file and cutomize the logs like timestamp design, method name, classname, line number and also file size limit wchi helps in tracing latest report and more over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

its nothing to dislike about log4j as it makes life easier for developer and apps to control your apps and store its behavior without fear of losing data. Its only disadvantage whcich i feel is the incorrect usage which can lead to failure in any method of improper logging will be difficult to trace and debug the issue in the application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I would be more than happy to recommend log4j as it the answers to many questions which users and developers face when they need to track the application, whether it's the beginning or for a more extensive application in its later phase. log4j will keep your back and support in a very custom way to track the application health and immediate support for issues and errors. Moreover, it's easy to integrate and very basic boilerplate to start with and gives a lot back in return Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

I been using this as my default logger module to log any activity like controller mapping, entry and exit from a method or any service layer, debugging class name along with line numbers helps a lot to trace back the behavior of method and find location which initiated the error or exception. The security of logging comments and temporary activity related to a method without fear of losing important data is really helpful and helps only developers or relevant persons to access the file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

It shortens the number of lines of code. Cuts down the boilerplate code. Syntax I used in my Java applications, was far easy to remember. I think the team who created it has done a wonderful job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Well, so far, there is nothing to dislike. I think it is perfect for me. But yes, I would like to see what improvements come in next versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I have used it in my Java based web application code. Log4j is so helpful, and makes your coding experience smooth. I would strongly recommend using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

As I said, it cuts down boilerplate code. Reduces the number of lines of code. Syntax was easy to remember and code. It was easy to use software. All my projects I worked in , in the previous org, were using apache log4j. It goes easy with Java based web applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Asynchronous logs, Different log formats , have used it with MDC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Time taken to log is relatively higher than some other tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Have used the different banking application and microservices to logs the which services are executing. Our user defined format in log4j helps us to debug using mdc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

anoop s.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

We can easily use log4j frame to track project flow and can trace execution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Nothing is there in log4j that can be avoided Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

With apache log4j we can trace project execution flow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

This lib is very good. Very easy to understand and maintainable and scalable. Easy to configurable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

Nothing. Only thing here some of the company use SL4j. Which might be different from this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Very easy to manage lib

Easy to configurable

Easy to maintainable

Easy to scalable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

It's easy to integrate with application.

It creates separate log files daily basis, which helps to understand and search any specific log quickly.

It has different modes info, debug and error again making it easy to read logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

No dislike as of now. It fulfills the requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have several JAVA-based applications, and we create logs of all the applications. And push log to Sumologic for analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ravi R.
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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

Logging options and formatting which provide easy way to deal with loggers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

There should be more formatter n appender you can add to leavaraging the whole logging ecosystem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

Logging in lower and upper region to identify the issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache log4j?

This is very good library. We can see the log at run time. This helps me lot while writing code. we can easily configure in our project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache log4j?

I have not seen any downside of log4j.

So that I am using this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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If anyone looking to see the logs please use this log4j. This js really very good and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache log4j solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is configurable for console, databse and files.

So i can see the log from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.