I need a logging framework in my application. I have two candidates: Log4Net and Logging from Application Block. Which is better? any specific advantage to any of them?
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I need a logging framework in my application. I have two candidates: Log4Net and Logging from Application Block. Which is better? any specific advantage to any of them?
Thanks
My opinion … Log4Net works, performs well and is stable (perhaps too stable given frequency of releases if you know what I mean).
If you need logging it is highly unlikely that you don’t need other functionality exposed by Enterprise Library, you’d be on the Microsoft road map, benefit from regular updates, have tool support (e.g. configuration tool) and there is always the much maligned documentation which is far superior than you will get with Open Source.
I think my preference is clear! Enterprise Library all the way.