Pro Apache Log4j [Hardcover]

Samudra Gupta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2005

Any Java language based application developer will benefit from the topics covered in this book. Also non-Java developers can benefit by reading this book to understand how to implement and architect a robust logging framework in any language.

Java Logging is designed to let a Java program, servlet, applet, or EJB component produce messages of interest to end users, system administrators, field engineers, and software developers. It comes in handy especially in development scenarios where things can't be run in a debugger, or if doing so masks the problem that is occurring (because it is timing related, for example). In these situations, logs are frequently the greatest (and sometimes the only) source of information about a running program.

This book covers in detail the most popular Java-based Logging API named Apache Log4j. This book is based on the most recent release version 1.2.9. The book includes a step-by-step approach in explaining the concepts from the very basics to the advanced concepts. Apart from explaining in details the architecture of the API and it use; this book also shows how to extend the API to write custom components.

It also describes the best practices involved in using this feature rich log4j API. This book finally also provides a comparison with the other popular JDK Logging API bundled with JDK itself.

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About the Author

Samudra Gupta holds a post graduate degree in information technology and management from All India Management Association, India, and has more than 6 years of experience in designing and developing web-based applications ranging from research-based projects to e-commerce applications. He started his career as a research engineer at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and is presently working as an independent Java consultant in the UK, architecting and developing e-commerce-based applications and content management system and retail-based software. Samudra also contributes articles to JavaWorld and Java Developer's Journal, and is a monthly contributor to (http://javaboutique.internet.com).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 2nd ed. edition (June 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590594991
• ISBN-13: 978-1590594995
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #920,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost identical with excellent on-line material, March 18, 2007

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Wayne Cannon "Wayne" (Healdsburg, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Apache Log4j (Hardcover)

This is an excellent reference. However, be aware that it does not provide much that isn't readily available in the composite of a couple of references available on-line on the Apache web site. I am very happy with the book, because I prefer to have a reference I can use off-line and at the side of my computer instead of in a window buried beneath my work.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If it's not in this book, maybe Log4J doesn't do it..., August 16, 2005

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Todd D. Farmer (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Apache Log4j (Hardcover)

This is not a large book by any stretch, but it packs a lot in. There's all sorts of stuff I hope I never need to know about log4j here, and there's examples of almost all of it. It would be a bit of overkill for what I need, except that it is also very logically organized.

A word of warning, though. This book is not a simple recipe book for log4j. The examples are helpful, but they serve to illustrate the exposition of the API. If you don't want to see or understand what log4j is doing behind the curtain, you'll get a limited benefit. I am somewhere on the fence here. I've toured the book, pulled out what I can use now, and plan to return to get a better understanding of the inner workings later.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Apress publication so far..., April 30, 2007

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J. Brutto "~ RevOf11" (Macungie, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Apache Log4j (Hardcover)

Of all the Apress publications I've read, this is by far the best. This book provides a wonderful introduction, refresher or skill set extension for Log4J. I recommend this book for the beginner to moderate Log4J user.

Quick, concrete examples and explanations are the strong point of this book. It's fast and easy to read (I was able to read the book and work through it in a single day) and provided me with not only an understanding of Log4J, its core competencies and the business requirements that it meets, but also provided me with a creative inspiration.

Many of the topics covered can provide you with ideas of your own for existing or future applications that you are or will be working on. Reading this book will provide you with a foundation for using Log4J effectively in your own applications.

I do, however, recommend reading some of the other extensive Log4J books for more detailed information. However, this will serve you as a wonderful reference and overview of the technology.