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# madalin ilie

@ludovicianul · Joined December 2020

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## Comments

[pl4j is a wrapper over sl4j. So by using pl4j you will actually interact with the sl4j api. This is implicit and nothing else is needed. But what you need is an actual implementation of sl4j, presumably logback. There is an example in the project with a TestClass and a logback.xml configuration file.](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6/comment/5fdab5b7b78ac62dff808a3f#reply-5fdb21abb78ac62dff809487)

Reply · Article · Dec 17, 2020 · [Pretty Logger for Java - improve the aesthetics of java console apps](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6)

[It's true. It might not be the best abstraction, but I like the benefit of explicitivness i.e. the ability to call methods that will mark the logs accordingly. I prefer to say complete rather than info with additional configuration. Sl4j (and implementations) supports a limited number of log levels. Using this library, even if the log levels remain the same, you can explicitly call the intended marker method. And it's still decoupled and require no change in the logging patterns.](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6/comment/5fda13004d058528f6ceefc9#reply-5fda55e8d296552b064898dc)

Reply · Article · Dec 16, 2020 · [Pretty Logger for Java - improve the aesthetics of java console apps](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6)