+0 for 2

Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
> Hi devs,
> 
> I'd like to apply http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-2667 , but one 
> thing I'd like to change is the format of the log messages. The current 
> patch uses String.format, but I prefer MessageFormat, as it is more 
> expressive, and it is already used by the localization tool.
> 
> So:
> 1. We use String.format, because:
> - it is "simpler" (some say)
> - it is familiar to C/C++ programmers
> - it is a bit more customizable at the finer level
> - the code is already written
> 
> 2. We use MessageFormat, because:
> - it is already used for localization strings
> - it is more expressive (I really like the "choice" format)
> - it is apparently less customizable, but it uses good defaults (I'd 
> rather specify that I want a "long" date format than a "DD MMMM HH:mm:ss 
> z" format)
> - the changes are minimal
> - I for one prefer this syntax, rather than the old printf one.
> 
> My +1 for option 2.
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