Why calling LoggerFactory.getLogger(…) every time is not recommended?

Question

I\'ve read tons of posts and documents (on this site and elsewhere) pointing that the recommended pattern for SFL4J logging is:

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Answer 1

I just have to say that the recommended pattern is easiest to read and implement. I see no reason for straying from it. Especially no benefit.

However, my main point is about the guards mentioned previously. I would not recommend explicitly guarding your logs as this is already done internally by log4j and is a duplication of effort.

Download the source for log4j and have a look at the Logger and Category classes to see for yourself.