According to this article:
After examining the standard logging API, my opinion is to stick with the log4j package if you are looking for a robust logging implementation. The logging API is adequate, but it is missing many of the features available in log4j. For instance, log4j already has a file rotation class that can rotate based upon the date. (You could extend the FileHandler class in the logging API, but why create more work for yourself?)
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