Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions

Chapter 14. Logs

You just hit your favorite Web site, but it's taking a bit longer than normal to download the start page. You're wondering if the system is hung or if it's just responding more slowly than usual because of increased load. Chances are the site's system administrator is wondering the same thing, and unless the system can log or otherwise display its operational status and related performance data, she may never know.

Better Late than Never

Sometimes the pressures of getting the release done on time can consume all of your energy. Instead of carefully thinking things through, your overwhelming motivation is just to finish the $@#%&@ software. Since you may not be able to pull yourself out of this line of thinking, it helps to ...