[dasloop]

Why a new lib instead of using or contributing to an existing one as spdlog?

https://github.com/gabime/spdlog

[linkdd]

Here are a few reasons:

  - boredom
  - DIY
  - fun
  - practicing concepts, type traits, if constexprs, ...
  - spdlog has too many features, I just need one
  - why not?

[adzm]

Seriously, creating a logging library is one of the rites of passage of being a C++

[panzi]

Or probably in any language.

[jandrewrogers]

Two good reasons: it is an excellent way to practice using some more advanced C++ features and existing libraries may not be able to do what you want in the manner you want. Logging libraries are also a well-bounded project you can build and refine incrementally to a high degree of sophistication as a single dev.

And of course, it eliminates a third-party code dependency in your other projects.

[inetknght]

It's a decent question and I don't know why you're downvoted for it. I wondered the same thing.

Making it for fun or DIY is also a reasonable answer.

[dasloop]

I've probably been reading too much lately about FOSS developers not being able to find help maintaining packages. But yeah, it's not a helpful comment.