After using Log4j a few months ago, I was "surprised"
that to see that
JSR47 was a request to "duplicate" functionality that already existed
in
Log4j. After reading the recent comparison of the two logging APIs (
at "
"silly" not to adopt Log4j as the logging API that ships with jkd1.4
(as
well as with existing compatible jdks !).
I think its great seeing the JSR process in action. I
think it does
wonders for the language. It would be disappointing, however, to see such
a
useless waste of time as JSR47's re-implementation of an existing
logging
API - that will result in an "official" API that is untested,
yet-to-be-accepted, has less functionality and is harder to use.
Thank you,
Del Edwards
Java Developer