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How do you log errors in your applications?

Survey period: 29 Jan 2018 to 5 Feb 2018

Knowing you have a problem is the first step in fixing it.

OptionVotes% 
I log to a third party service (eg errlog.io)1148.86
I log to our own logging service26420.51
I log errors to syslog or the native OS logging system18814.61
I log errors to a database34626.88
I log errors to a file63449.26
I log errors via a messaging service such as email, HipChat etc1259.71
I log errors using other methods917.07
I don't log errors in my applications35127.27
Errors? My applications don't produce errors!947.30
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralNo logging? Pin
dandy725-Feb-18 5:50
dandy725-Feb-18 5:50 
Generalhow to upload documents for my applications Pin
Member 136586152-Feb-18 12:53
Member 136586152-Feb-18 12:53 
GeneralAdvertisement? Pin
Mohibur Rashid1-Feb-18 13:22
professionalMohibur Rashid1-Feb-18 13:22 
GeneralBugTrap is excellent Pin
Mike Diack1-Feb-18 0:53
Mike Diack1-Feb-18 0:53 
AnswerErrors? What errors? Pin
DerekT-P30-Jan-18 9:32
professionalDerekT-P30-Jan-18 9:32 
GeneralWe have been writing log files since before all the famous loggers out there... Pin
Kirk 1038982130-Jan-18 8:20
Kirk 1038982130-Jan-18 8:20 
GeneralRe: We have been writing log files since before all the famous loggers out there... Pin
Bernhard Hiller30-Jan-18 20:39
Bernhard Hiller30-Jan-18 20:39 
GeneralDisk error logging Pin
BrainiacV30-Jan-18 3:32
BrainiacV30-Jan-18 3:32 
GeneralThe standard way Pin
Dar Brett30-Jan-18 2:47
Dar Brett30-Jan-18 2:47 
GeneralI let other people log them for me Pin
Plamen Dragiyski29-Jan-18 23:02
professionalPlamen Dragiyski29-Jan-18 23:02 
GeneralMy applications never produce errors :) Pin
Daniel Pfeffer29-Jan-18 21:23
professionalDaniel Pfeffer29-Jan-18 21:23 
GeneralSerilog Pin
LucianPopescu29-Jan-18 20:42
LucianPopescu29-Jan-18 20:42 
GeneralLet the OS handle it Pin
kmoorevs29-Jan-18 4:04
kmoorevs29-Jan-18 4:04 
GeneralRe: Let the OS handle it Pin
TNCaver30-Jan-18 5:48
TNCaver30-Jan-18 5:48 
GeneralThe one true way to log errors Pin
Nish Nishant29-Jan-18 3:32
sitebuilderNish Nishant29-Jan-18 3:32 
GeneralRe: The one true way to log errors Pin
Slacker00729-Jan-18 4:20
professionalSlacker00729-Jan-18 4:20 
GeneralRe: The one true way to log errors Pin
Nish Nishant29-Jan-18 4:24
sitebuilderNish Nishant29-Jan-18 4:24 
GeneralRe: The one true way to log errors Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki29-Jan-18 5:30
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki29-Jan-18 5:30 
GeneralRe: The one true way to log errors Pin
Nish Nishant29-Jan-18 5:33
sitebuilderNish Nishant29-Jan-18 5:33 
GeneralRe: The one true way to log errors Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki29-Jan-18 5:41
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki29-Jan-18 5:41 
GeneralRe: The one true way to log errors Pin
DJ van Wyk29-Jan-18 20:26
professionalDJ van Wyk29-Jan-18 20:26 
Nish Nishant wrote:
Have a camera recording live video of the screen

You should have another video stream for keyboard and mouse input
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good

Generallog4net Pin
Slacker00729-Jan-18 1:00
professionalSlacker00729-Jan-18 1:00 
GeneralRe: log4net Pin
snorkie29-Jan-18 5:22
professionalsnorkie29-Jan-18 5:22 
GeneralRe: log4net Pin
R. Giskard Reventlov29-Jan-18 5:56
R. Giskard Reventlov29-Jan-18 5:56 
GeneralRe: log4net Pin
Slacker00729-Jan-18 5:58
professionalSlacker00729-Jan-18 5:58 

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