Slant community chat on DiscoursePro Widely Used
Using log4net is a safe bet - many other open-source projects use it as well and it'll be just another dependency you don't have to worry about. This also means finding support to fix bugs is a lot easier!
Pro Modular and Extendable
Has plugins for most of the things you'll need to get done without having to deal with too much unnecessary functionality.
Pro Robust
Has all the features you'll most likely need, and is quite configurable. Basically what you'd expect from a very popular and widely-used framework.
Con Dealing with errors can be a pain
Because of the poor documentation and difficulty of configuration you might end up spending a lot of time just trying to fix things that aren't working.
Con Confusing Documentation
Documentation is quite difficult to navigate through unless you know exactly what you're looking for.
Pro Easily Configurable
The config file is fairly easy to understand and modify without having to pour through pages and pages of documentation.
Pro Easy to Set Up
Getting starting with NLog is quick and you can be up and running in a matter of minutes by following the official Getting Started tutorial.
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Pro Multiple extensions
You can easily configure it to log into Console / File / Seq / ElasticSearch / etc.
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Pro Lightweight and Solid
Less complexity means fewer points of failure, and better performance.
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