[jkharrat]

Notes from the author:

This story is not a push for a standard but rather an attempt to create a logically organized log format optimized for log parsing systems like newRelic or ELK etc. It will help you generate useful dashboards, metrics and event notifications (example: trigger an alert if the percentage of errors exceeds 5%).

Implementing a standardized log system in your applications will cost you time and money. Debugging will costs you too, especially in edge cases where information is key. Your decision should consider both sides of the equation.

Logging is a very opinionated and sometimes divisive conversation. However, no matter which format you will use, it is always better than no logs at all.