When developing Java applications, it is easy to get used to invoking logging on the provided logger via its log level-specific methods. For example, Log4j‘s Logger provides methods such as ...

Java 7 introduced the Method Handles with the java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle and java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles classes. The Well-Grounded Java Developer (which I have previously reviewed) covers ...

WELCOME TO THE first installment of "Java In Practice," a new column that focuses on various development techniques that Java developers use in practice. These aren't just ideas that seem good on ...

If you’re a fan of Java logging, you already know that there are three main types, Log4j, Log4j2, and SLF4j. They all have their place, and their fans, but the point is that taken together, the entire ...

Logging in Java is a challenging task at the best of times. Whether it's the vast array of logging frameworks to choose from or the difficulty of configuring logging to balance reporting and ...

The vulnerability affects not only Java-based applications and services that use the library directly, but also many other popular Java components and development frameworks that rely on it. Attackers ...

While monitoring threats related to a Java logging system called 'Apache log4j2', Microsoft researchers have discovered a previously undisclosed bug in the SolarWinds software that was compromised ...