Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Manning book “Logging Best Practices: A Practical Guide to Cloud Native Logging.” Download the full book to finish reading Chapter 1 to learn about a few best practices to maximize log value.
Why Context Matters in Logging
Understanding any log event requires context. When we’re developing and using trace and debug logs, the context will, to an extent, be known to us, perhaps implicitly, as the position in the code will be part of the context or the test scenario being…








