That's funny, but it actually doesn't make sense. Java file operations involve a lot of boilerplate, so it's understandable that logging frameworks exist in Jav

That's funny, but it actually doesn't make sense. Java file operations involve a lot of boilerplate, so it's understandable that logging frameworks exist in Java. However, as the leading framework, log4j quickly developed "Feature Creep" and now... it has templating? A plugin architecture? Translations? Can it parse POP3 email logs yet? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_creep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_creep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Z/Zawinskis-Law.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Z/Zawinskis-Law.html