With log4net, using one logger per class makes it easy to capture the source of the log message (ie. the class writing to the log). If you don’t have one logger per class, but instead have one logger for the entire app, you need to resort to more reflection tricks to know where the log … Read more
I used to use logging facades such as Common.Logging (even to hide my own CuttingEdge.Logging library), but nowadays I use the Dependency Injection pattern. This allows me to hide loggers behind an application-defined abstraction that adheres to both Dependency Inversion Principle and the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) because it has one member and because the … Read more
I was recently tasked to “prototype up some loggin’” for an upcoming project. I didn’t have any logging framework experience. I researched, ran through tutorials, made toy apps, etc. on Log4Net, NLog, and Enterprise Library for a few days. Came back 3-4 weeks later and put them together into a cohesive demo. Hopefully some of … Read more
Some of these fall into the category of general NLog (or logging) tips rather than strictly configuration suggestions. Here are some general logging links from here at SO (you might have seen some or all of these already): log4net vs. Nlog Logging best practices What’s the point of a logging facade? Why do loggers recommend … Read more