Logging Best Practices: The 13 You Should Know
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When you search for things on the internet, sometimes you find treasures like this post on logging, e.g. creating meaningful logs. This post is authored by Brice Figureau (found on Twitter as @_masterzen_). His blog clearly shows he understands the multiple aspects of DevOps and is worth a visit. Our thanks to Brice for letting us […]
  • @Aurenkin
    29•28 days ago

    1. Don’t Write Logs by Yourself (AKA Don’t Reinvent the Wheel)

    2. Log at the Proper Level

    3. Employ the Proper Log Category

    4. Write Meaningful Log Messages

    5. Write Log Messages in English

    6. Add Context to Your Log Messages

    7. Log in Machine Parseable Format

    8. But Make the Logs Human-Readable as Well

    9. Don’t Log Too Much or Too LittlE

    10. Think of Your Audience

    11. Don’t Log for Troubleshooting Purposes Only

    12. Avoid Vendor Lock-In

    13. Don’t Log Sensitive Information

    The article goes into some nice detail on each of these but those are the 13 practices being advocated.