RE: ugliest application logs ever?
"Mark Poepping" <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:51:34 -0500
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Maybe distinguish 'ugly' from 'useless'? There are a great many ugly log entries that certainly could not be called useless. Musing... . a log entry is useless when those who could benefit from it don't know it exists or can't get to it; . a log entry is less than useless when it has tokens but no information . a log entry is ugly when it has redundant information, uses big words for small ideas, or can't be parsed easily; . a log entry is stupid when it tries to tell someone who doesn't care, something they can't possibly understand or do anything about. Mark.