On Mar 28, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:08 AM, Nick Williams < > nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: > >> I've been a Log4j 1 user for years and I love it. I'm currently writing a >> book for Java EE 7 + Spring Framework 4 development and one of my chapters >> is on application logging. I was going to cover Log4j 1 and then I stumbled >> upon Log4j 2. It looks like a serious improvement over Log4j 1 and I'm >> quite excited about it. There are three important things that I couldn't >> find on the site (I read the entire manual, and looked at what I thought >> were all of the pages, but it's possible I've missing something). I'm >> hoping someone here can sort it out for me: >> >> 1) How stable is the API at this point? I understand the hazards of beta >> software, but are we talking "it could be drastically different in six >> months" or "chances are it won't change much from here on out?" I don't >> expect a precise answer, just some guidance. >> >> 2) What is the /projected/ GA date? I know that dates are never certain >> with open source software, and I don't expect somebody to tell me that >> it'll be GA on July 21, 2013. But are we talking weeks, months, or upwards >> of a year? If my book goes to press in November of this year, do I risk >> that Log4j 2 isn't out by that time if I include it? >> >> 3) Where is the darned JavaDoc API documentation? I'm quite used to how >> easy it is to find in the Commons, on the Tomcat site, and on the Log4j 1 >> site (there's a big link that says "JavaDoc" in the sidebar). But I was >> rather flabbergasted by the fact that I couldn't find any on the Log4j 2 >> site. Specifically, I'm looking for the JavaDoc pages for the API, the >> Implementation, and the Commons Logging Bridge. >> > > I have to agree that we or Maven has shot ourselves in the foot with the > Javadoc. How am I supposed to know that I have to dig in a component, then > go under Project Reports to find the Javadoc. This is lame. As nick > mentions there should at LEAST be a link on the main page of at LEAST the > API Javadoc. >
I'm not going to disagree. I have no problem with you fixing it ;-) Ralph --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org
