Howdy, It's kind of tough to take a guess at the whole java community, as it's too huge. But among the mailing lists and communities I belong too, there actually is a trend: novice developers use JDK 1.4. Better developers use log4j. This happens because better/more experienced developers appreciate the importance of the factors outlined in Ceki's comparison paper (on jakarta.apache.org/log4j).
On commons-logging, it's a bit more gray area. Some people like it, some don't. I don't. At least initially, you should start without it in order to reduce the complexities of your environment and your classloading. If you need it, or think you might need it, you can always add it later pretty easily. Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Andreas Bothner [ MTN - Innovation Centre ] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:04 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: What is the trend in the Java community? > >Hi, > >We are currently starting Java development within our company. I am >confused as to whether we should use log4j or if we should consider >using the new logging API in JDK 1.4... > >What factors should I take into consideration, and what is the Java >community doing? > >Regards, >Andreas > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
