tinylog is a lightweight logging framework for Java. In opposite to Apache Log4j and Logback, tinylog consists of a single JAR file of only 80KB without any dependencies and has a static logger class. This means that you haven’t to use any boilerplate code for creating a logger instance for each class. public static void main(String[] args) { Logger.info("Hello World!"); ...

With a size of only 75 KB, tinylog is a lightweight alternative to the widespread classical logging frameworks Log4j and Logback. The final version 1.0 has been just released at the end of March, after three years of development. In several design issues, tinylog takes a deliberately different approach from classical logging frameworks in Java. This article will show the ...