9 Logging Best Practices

1. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCES

2. HAVE A CONSISTENT STRUCTURE ACROSS ALL LOGS.

3. UNDERSTAND METRICS.

4. REPORTING ALERTS AND EXCEPTION HANDLING.

5. USE LOG SEVERITY LEVELS.

6. ALWAYS PROVIDE CONTEXT.

7. CHOOSE A GOOD LOGGING FRAMEWORK AND USE ITS ADVANCED FEATURES.

8. WRITE STRUCTURED LOGS (SOMETIMES)

9. LOG AND LOG OFTEN