Logback

Logback is a known Java logging library and an alternative to the better-known log4j library. I already wrote about an “advanced” feature of logback in a previous article. In this article, I will provide a practical introduction so you can start quickly and easily with logback.

I often use logback in my personal/demo Java projects because it is easy to use and configure. Logback is also an implementation of the SLF4J API, so there is no need for an explicit binding artifact. In this article I talk about a very specific feature of logback, the implementation of property definers to define…